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TIL that scientists showed Panda Pornography videos to Panda to check the side effects of Viagra

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6EBZ7 TIL that in medieval Germany, married couples could legally settle their disputes by fighting a Marital Duel. To even the field, the man had to fight from inside a hole with one arm tied behind his back. The woman was free to move and was armed with a sack filled with rocks.
L8jQ TIL that in 1943, The U.S. banned sliced bread.
awnrb TIL: Ranch dressing was invented by an Alaskan Plumber
9YANB TIL that physicist Heinrich Hertz, upon proving the existence of radio waves, stated that "It's of no use whatsoever." When asked about the applications of his discovery: "Nothing, I guess."
MeE50 TIL those giant cylinder towers at nuclear power plants are for cooling water.