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TIL Penn Jillette holds a patent for the “Jill-Jet”, a hot-tub jet specially angled for a woman’s pleasure.

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ErgW TIL Margret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, said: “that abortion was the wrong way — no matter how early it was performed it was taking a life; that contraception was the better way, the safer way…because life had not yet begun.”
KOaBQ TIL the use of the term "starboard" to denote the right side of a ship is so-called because they were originally navigated with a steering oar on that side. “stéor bord” in Old English literally means “steering side”. When tying up, the dock always had to be positioned on the left, hence “port”.
VlXB TIL American fighter pilot William Bruce “Bill” Overstreet Jr. (April 10, 1921 – December 29, 2013) shot down a German Messerschmitt Bf-109G after chasing it through the arches of the Eiffel Tower.
kyy4 TIL that in 2011, 53% of Recent College Grads Were Jobless or Underemployed
OGkeg TIL that most EOBs don’t include CPT codes 😤