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TIL that during the Victorian Era, “female hysteria” was a catchall term for many feelings of malaise, including when a woman was horny. Doctors “treated” the ailment by masturbating the women until they reached “hysterical paroxysm”, or as we call it today, an orgasm. [NSFW]

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5VdQk TIL that there is a Phallological Museum located in Reykjavík, Iceland which houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts and the collection holds well over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammal.
e0PXD TIL that natural gas, propane, etc don't really have a smell of their own. A chemical called methanethiol is added as a safety measure because it is detectable by the human nose at incredibly small concentrations. It is also partially responsible for the smell of bad breath and flatulence.
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