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TIL it took 15 years and 5,127 prototypes before James Dyson shipped his first vacuum cleaner.

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rN1w TIL. That Greek statues were carved with a small penis because having a bigger package was considered grotesque and disgusting
Meokb TIL that in its early days, football was primarily played in colleges and was extremely violent due to the rugby style nature of the rules. It was so violent that in 1905 alone, there were 19 fatalities that US President Teddy Roosevelt threatened to shut down the sport unless changes were made.
neWgG TIL when Charles Manson entered prison in 1961 he entered "Scientologist" as his religion
v1JK7 TIL of Ernie Davis, the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy and also the first black player to be drafted with the #1 draft pick, but never got to play a single day of professional football. He died of leukemia at 23.
e0VND TIL Small penises where consonant with Greek ideals of male beauty, while big penises were considered vulgar