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TIL that in the state of Alabama, every biology textbook must contain an insert stating that the evolution is a “controversial theory”.

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m1m1p TIL US researchers found an inverse correlation between testicular size and the degree to which men participated in aspects of parenthood, such as changing diapers and feeding duties.
mxJyy TIL in 1930, Spain printed a series of postage stamps featuring Goya's "Naked Maja" painting. The United States refused all mail sent with this stamp.
ZpZ74 TIL that there is a species of spider which produces 'milk' from its own body, which it uses to nurse baby spiderlings for the first several weeks of their lives. It's one of only 120 species of spider that can stand the company of others for more than three weeks.
W5po TIL that from 2005-2010, Prague had a brothel where men paid a one-time $23 fee, and women and couples entered for free. The catch was that their exploits were filmed and streamed online to paying customers.
BARe TIL A German doctor for the mentally-ill King of Denmark, managed to become the “de facto” regent and instituted many progressive reforms between 1771 to 1772 including the abolition of torture, censorship of the press and ban of slave trade in Danish colonies. He was later executed and dismembered.