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TIL Gene Autry wrote "Here Comes Santa Claus" after hearing children repeatedly scream the phrase during the Hollywood Christmas Parade.

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epyE6 TIL a 2023 study set out to determine if penile length is in decline like sperm counts & testosterone levels. It compiled data from 75 studies, conducted between 1942-2021, that reported on the penile length of 55,761 men & found that the average erect penis actually increased 24% over 29 years.
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