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TIL of the Stripper Index, an economic index based on the earnings of sex workers used to gauge discretionary consumer spending and the state of the economy.

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5YPWQ TIL of "Cat Pawsitive," a program which encourages cat shelters to teach orphan cats to do a "high-five" with humans, making cats more attractive for adoption. Over 400 cats who participated were adopted during the first two semesters of the program.
KLrQ TIL that during the filming The Princess Bride, the actor playing Count Rugen (Christopher Guest) inadvertently knocked Cary Elwes out when he tapped him on the head to hard with the butt of his sword. The scene of Westley falling to the ground unconscious is real. (Video clip in Comments)
rNE11 TIL that certain Mayan bloodletting rituals calls for piercing the penis of a ruler. Blood was then scattered and collected and burned. Other soft body parts were used depending on the needs of the ritual. For example, genitalia would be pierced for fertility rituals.
YK9Z TIL: Antoine Dodson, the “Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wife” guy announced he is “no longer into homosexuality” and become a Black Hebrew Israelite, who believe they are descendants of the ancient Israelites.
Lk44d TIL Project X was going to have a sequel called Project XX, with Warner Bros. even announcing Project XX's release date (Aug 19, 2016). However, Warner Brothers never released further details and instead quietly skipped the release date.