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TIL masturbation can help with menstrual cramps.

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BgRoL TIL many of the American Indians Columbus met in the Caribbean were not actually native but were instead Caribs- cannibals that had conquered the islands 200 years before his arrival. Cannibalism was so prolific that the English word itself comes from the Spanish name for Carib people- Caníbal.
kOm7B TIL that 63 years after its launch on March 17, 1958, Vanguard 1 is the oldest satellite still orbiting Earth. Weighing only 3.2 pounds and with a diameter of 6.5 inches, Soviet Premier, Nikita Khrushchev, derided it as "the grapefruit satellite".
MjLW TIL that Bacon became a forced meme and went viral because the meat industry had a glut of pork belly and bribed restaurants to put bacon in everything.
KYvVG TIL Benjamin Franklin is frequently quoted as the author, but he never said "Democracy can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury."; that is a misquote of a scottish monarchist who hated democracy
yL1w TIL Canada has a law that states saying “sorry” is not an admission of guilt