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TIL Serena Williams was disqualified from the 2009 U.S. Open tournament for threatening a line judge.

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16ARX TIL that Ancient Romans added lead syrup to wine to improve color, flavor, and to prevent fermentation. The average Roman aristocrat consumed up to 250μg of lead daily. Some Roman texts implicate chronic lead poisoning in the mental deterioration of Nero, Caligula, and other Roman Emperors.
JWJv TIL the phrase “Man’s best friend” originated in 1870 during a speech given in a civil court case. The speech was given by an attorney who was representing a farmer suing for damages after his dog was shot and killed by his neighbor
4rBa TIL that in a study of 26,437 women, 84% of them said that the penis size of their significant other was just fine. Numbers that large strongly suggest the findings are truly valid.
xjGg TIL that in Saudi Arabi a 19-year-old gang rape victim was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail for the crime of “indecency” and “speaking to the press”
oR1Xo TIL that the long s, written as ſ but pronounced the same way as the letter s, was used in written English until the early 19th century.