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TIL May 28th is International Masturbation day to mark the day a sex positive Surgeon General was fired.

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ZplnY TIL South Dakota launched a "Don't Jerk And Drive" safety campaign to raise awareness about how dangerous it can be for drivers to overcorrect with their steering wheel when they hit icy patches. It was pulled due to negative feedback for having a double entendre for masturbation.
yQw5p TIL that E is the most used letter in the English language, at 13%, and Z is the least used, at 0.074%
pa6N TIL the Lamborghini Countach gets its name from a exclamation of astonishment at the sight of a beautiful woman in a regional dialect specific to Northern Italy. Most other Lamborghini’s name are references to bullfighting.
GAlL7 TIL that when "Goofus and Gallant" first debuted in "Children's Activities" magazine in 1938 (under the title "The G-Twins"), they were depicted as Elves instead of children. They wouldn't become children until 1952.
EgPJX TIL that the ancient Greeks placed a coin in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial. It is a myth that they placed a pair of them on the eyes.