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TIL the Statement of Purpose of the National Organization for Women once had a section calling for the “reexamination of laws and mores governing marriage and divorce” with a focus on giving men more rights in the lives of their children.

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QQ7e TIL that the straight, wide boulevards of Paris were designed such that artillery could easily fire on rioting crowds.
ANGx TIL that female ducks have evolved a complex vagina with several dead-end pockets and tunnels in order to confuse unwanted mates and prevent fertilisation from the wrong male
a8WPZ TIL that sibling actors John and Joan Cusack have appeared in 10 movies together: Class (1983), Sixteen Candles (1984), Grandview, U.S.A. (1984), Broadcast News (1987), Say Anything, (1989), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Cradle Will Rock. Their sister Ann also appeared in Grosse Pointe Blank.
QBEL TIL In 1985, Burger King launched a viral ad campaign featuring ‘Herb the Nerd’, a mysterious man who had never eaten a Whopper in his life. People could get a 99 cent Whopper by saying “I’m Not Herb”, or if their name was Herb, “I’m not the Herb you’re looking for.”
awL5A TIL Myka Stauffer is the worst mom on youtube (rehomes adopted child)