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TIL - Prostitutes in 16th century England shaved their pubic hair and then wore vagina toupees called ‘merkins’.

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E9G0 TIL that 51% of American 16-34 year-olds have used cannabis at least once, and 24% have in the past year.
l789G TIL that in terms of deadweight tonnage, 40% of the world's commercial ships are each registered in one of three countries: Liberia, Panama, and the Marshall Islands.
GAaB5 TIL that Greg Biffle used a private helicopter to deliver supplies to stranded victims of Hurricane Helene in parts of western North Carolina
BrALK TIL Disney paid Paramount at least $115M in 2010 to buy the distribution rights of Marvel’s “The Avengers”. As part of the deal, it was Paramount that was shown in the movie’s opening title despite NOT being the one who owned, financed, marketed & distributed the film. It later grossed over $1.5B.
WkKYL TIL - In 2014, Stephen Collins, the actor who played Eric Camden on 7th Heaven TV Show as well as Commander Decker on Star Trek the Motion Picture, confessed to diddling children and then moved to Iowa to live in seclusion.