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TIL that most Thoroughbred horses alive today trace their ancestry to just 27 or 28 stallions from the 18th and 19th Centuries

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bn4E TIL a company was making a pill that prevented ejaculations but kept orgasms and helped prevent HIV but development is in hiatus bc of lack of funds
D1pvr TIL that the death of Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy VII) had such an emotional impact on fans, they submitted a petition to Yoshinori Kitase requesting her return. It is cited as a major reason for the games success. GamePro considers her death sequence to be the greatest of all gaming moments.
4omN TIL In 1970, Mississippi lawmakers banned “Sesame Street” from being broadcast statewide claiming the integration of the show’s neighborhood was “offensive” to some of the state’s residents.
epRNE TIL that cremation adds about 360000 metric tons of CO2 into the air a year. The same as approximately 78000 autos per year
lo9nG TIL the third most successful political party in the United States by number of seats in state and national offices is the local Vermont Progressive Party, and it even holds a majority in the Burlington City Council.