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TIL that marijuana is called ‘pot’ due to it being derived from the Spanish word 'potaguaya’, which is a wine or brandy that has had marijuana buds steeped in it

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6EvnQ TIL Randy Gardner stayed awake for 264 hours, a world record. On the 11th day, when he was asked to subtract seven repeatedly, starting with 100, he stopped at 65. When asked why he had stopped, he replied that he had forgotten what he was doing.
P8WL TIL that Martin Scorsese recreated 19th-century New York on the lot of Cinecitta studios in Rome. When George Lucas visited the massive set, he reportedly turned to Martin Scorsese and said “Sets like that can be done with computers now.”
D1d4J TIL Pig orgasms can last 30 minutes. A 2012 study found that high performance boars have an average ejaculation duration of 6 minutes. One male continuously produced semen for 31 minutes
AJDx TIL: In the late 19th century the feminist movements in both Europe and America were decidedly anti-condom. Feminists wanted birth control to be exclusively in the hands of women, and disapproved of male-controlled methods such as the condom.
dLj9 TIL ancient Romans used ammonia from urine to wash togas in a manner simillar to modern day dry cleaning, and the collection of urine was taxed.