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Til: in Judaism, Adam had a wife before Eve. Lilith & Adam, created as equals, argued over who got to be dominant sexually. Lilith left Eden to become a succubus, causing wet dreams, stealing semen to make demon babies, & causing miscarriages. God sent 3 angels to bring her back, but they failed.

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69LwZ TIL: There was a German medical study on Shuriken (ninja stars) wounds. They used pig carcasses while researchers threw a cyclone shuriken, a plastic one, and a traditional one. All 3 were capable of inflicting fatal wounds. This study served to promote discussion on the German shuriken ban of 1980.
a84bL TIL that in 1976, the BBC refused to broadcast most races of the F1 season, because the backmarker team Surtees was sponsored by Durex. This meant that the British almost completely missed the season where Englishman James Hunt became World Champion because of a sponsor
woK96 TIL about ISSpresso, an espresso machine Italian coffee maker Lavazza created for the ISS. It was used in space between 2015 and 2017. Use of the machine was done in conjunction with a zero-g espresso cup. Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti became the first person to drink an espresso in space
5YXXn TIL in Finland, you pay speeding tickets proportional to your income meaning some people can pay over $100,000
d8GRB TIL The first time the Beatles took acid, it was given to them by their dentist, without their knowledge or consent