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TIL that Sigmund Freud's first research was looking for the existence of testes in eels

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4Xo5 TIL that during the Bush-era, an estimated 100 detainees died during CIA interrogations, and some were clearly tortured to death.
akA TIL: The hand print of Nelson Mandela actually resembles the African continent.
peoO TIL a Chinese prostitute became a pirate with a fleet of 18,000 men, defeating the Chinese, British and Portuguese Navies before retiring to run a brothel and gambling den!
Ypw57 TIL baby houses were a precursor to the modern dollhouse. They were popular in the 18th century and were an exact replica of the owner's house. They were intended to be a miniature display of the owner's wealth and were not played with.
nW9B9 TIL In 1981 when Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president of US he asked the chief of staff to show him the war room of Pentagon because he thought what the movie Dr. Strangelove depicted was real