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TIL That Orgasms can help relieve or cure Hiccups.

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loxaN TIL The town of Salem, New Jersey once held a trial against tomatoes in 1820 because of the widespread belief they were poisonous. The case ended after Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson ate a basket of tomatoes without ill consequence.
oGb8 TIL Only three known mammals experience menopause - orcas, short-finned pilot whales and humans.
WZ14 TIL in 1985 an F-15 fighter jet successfully shot down a satellite with a missile; by 1998, there were still 8 trackable pieces in orbit
wQ1o TIL that Charlie Chaplin was one of Hitler’s favorite comedians, and despite the mockery against him in the Chaplin film The Great Dictator, Hitler had it screened twice in his private theater.
Oo9og TIL about Carlos Kaiser, who managed to have a nearly 20-year career as a professional football (soccer) player despite rarely playing and never scoring. He faked injuries or got himself ejected to avoid having to play but still became a fan favorite. “Life,” he said, “is marketing.”