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TIL the origin of someone 'grassing' on someone comes from 'snake in the grass' as snakes are perceived as deceitful.

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oV47 TIL Jews in many Nazi extermination camps, acknowledging death was inevitable, chose to stage uprisings in order to die honorably
JYp8 TIL Japan hosted a charity breast squeeze event to raise money to stop AIDS where anyone over 18 can squeeze a porn star’s boobs. Also, Masturbation Marathons exist in Japan.
yQN6p TIL A large majority of occupational deaths occur among men. In one U.S. study, 93% of deaths on the job involved men, with a death rate approximately 11 times higher than women.
71kb TIL that 1835 was the only time in U.S. history when the country was debt free, when Andrew Jackson paid off what he called “the national curse”. It lasted exactly one year.
ERRX TIL the song “I Want a Monster to Be My Friend” from Sesame Street was removed from the show after a mother complained about the lines “If I make friends with a friendly monster, I’ll let him bounce me on his knee. I’ll let him do whatever he wants to especially if he’s bigger than me.”