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TIL that some women used to douche with Coca-Cola after sex as a means of preventing pregnancy and that a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that Diet Coke is a more potent spermicide than regular Coke.

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Wk494 TIL the Great Sphinx of Giza is so old, that when the first archeologic expedition came to restore it, it had to actually excavate it first, as it was covered up to its ears in sand and dust. Oh and no - that expedition didn’t take place in the 19th century. It took place 3400 years ago.
8eP1Z TIL about the Tailorbird, a songbird from the Asian tropics that uses its pointed beak to sew nests with large leaves using plant fiber as thread
Ooo9a TIL of the Catalonian ruler Ramon Berenguer II, who co-ruled with his twin Berenguer Ramon II. Both were sons of Ramon Berenguer I
V4yZ TIL a guy posted an ad on craigslist looking for workers for a fake cleanup job. He was actually using them as a distraction for an armor car robbery.
nemV7 TIL that Abraham Lincoln once gave a speech so enthralling that reporters in the audience stopped taking notes and now we don't know what he said.