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TIL In Colorado, more than 5,000 minors have married since the year 2000.

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ZArD TIL 5000 years ago the Chinese created nail polish and used it to symbolize wealth and power among the elite. It was forbidden among the general population. Reports exist of commoners sentenced to die for wearing it.
PYBRn Today I learned that Count von Count from Sesame Street has hypnotic powers, but only used them in two episodes.
PYPeE TIL that beer mugs are not called "steins" in Germany. "Stein" is the German word for "stone." The English word "stein" probably comes from the German word "Steinzeug" which means "stoneware"—the type of pottery that cheap beer mugs are often made of.
ZX6G TIL the transgender prisoner in “Orange is the New Black” is played by a transgender woman with an identical twin brother who plays her character in pre-transition flashbacks.
Rod7 TIL a doctor in Florida realized the infrared rays he was using to treat bladder disease was also giving women orgasams. He then built infrared technology into a vibrator.