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TIL there is a monument in Russia dedicated to enema treatments.

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4XwwX TIL that the 3 times that the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution has been invoked for an acting President, all have been concerned with colonoscopies.
MWm0 TIL in WWII the Japanese decrypted a British message to London complaining about the weak state of “Fortress Singapore”, a key British base. It was so frank in its admission of weakness that they suspected it was a plant, believing no officer would be so open in admitting weakness to his superiors.
Gw6g TIL in “Hey Jude” by The Beatles Paul McCartney messes up and says “fucking hell!” It’s audible in most versions.
NxrP TIL People in the UK driving on the left dates back to the 1700’s where travellers would keep passers by on their right in case they were a bandit, this meant their sword hand was at the ready to draw if needed.
GeQ7 TIL the “Confederate Flag” wasn’t an official flag, and was ridiculed by the founders of the Confederacy. It never flew as a state flag during the Civil War.