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TIL large penises were considered to be grotesque and comical in ancient Greek times.

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Z87GQ TIL During the American Revolution, “Columbia” was used to describe all of America; that is why the capital of the USA is called Washington, District of Columbia
neoBP TIL of the oldest bottle of wine, Known as Römerwein, or the Speyer wine bottle, it’s at least 1,650 years old. This dates back to the 4th century, sometime between 325 and 359 AD. The 1.5-liter glass vessel was discovered during the excavation of a Roman nobleman’s tomb in modern-day Germany.
e0MxD Til there was an early horse with three toes called the Mesohippus and it is less than half the size of modern horses from 35 million years ago until they moved to grasslands, grew and their toes later fused into a hoof
b9Jb0 TIL: Texas was the first state in the United States to decriminalize marijuana possession, making under 4oz a misdemeanor on August 27th, 1973
6Ebal TIL /remembered about the Balloon Boy Hoax