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TIL the female equivalent to the word “phallic” is “yonic.”

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WkWod TIL that the phrase “live in the boonies” comes from the word Boondocks which in turn comes from the Philippine (Tagalog) word Bundok which means mountains, or an out of the way rural area.
4knBJ TIL NBA player Shawn Bradley was once fined $10,000 for not going to a mandatory team meeting at a strip club due to his Mormon beliefs. He was also called “The Stormin’ Morman” during his professional career.
XVvk TIL there are 9.63 million millionaires in the U.S. alone.
mx4kp TIL that when Peter Sutcliffe, aka the Yorkshire Ripper responsible for 13 murders, was arrested, police found he was wearing a v-neck sweater as underwear with his legs going through each sleeve.
wo0lP TIL that the largest export from Columbia to the US is not coffee but crude petroleum.