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TIL that Swallowtail Butterflies have eyes on their genitals

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XEQB6 TIL the International Sweethearts of Rhythm was an all-female, multiracial band that toured in the Jim Crow South in the 1930s and ’40s, breaking both gender and racial barriers, with white bandmates wearing blackface to avoid charges of race-mixing.
7rgwX TIL that when the cruise ship MV Aurora was christened the champagne bottle did not smash, an occurrence considered a bad omen. It has since had two Norovirus outbreaks, broke down during a 103-day world cruise costing its parent company £25m, and was caught up in the 9/11 attacks.
NXv0b TIL that the first ever Harley Davidson was built in 1903, and a tomato can was used as its carburetor.
1Qm4 TIL that long before 1984 and Brave New World, there was a Soviet totalitarian dystopian novel. It was the first work of art banned by the Soviet censorship bureau and was almost completely forgotten as a result. It is also a very go and quick read.
edo5 TIL that 88% of execution by lethal injection go underdosed, with 43% having post-portem concentration indicating awareness.