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TIL 39-year-old Gretchen Molannen committed suicide in 2012 after struggling for 17 years with a rare sexual disorder called persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD), which is characterized by persistent, unwanted genital sensation or arousal that can be devastating for sufferers.

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NXxOQ TIL that Chindōgu is the practice of inventing gadgets which serve a purpose but are impractical or silly. A term coined by Kenji Kawakami with some early Chindōgu including a toilet roll dispenser you wear on your head for hay fever sufferers and glasses with inbuilt funnels for eyedrop application
dKkZ TIL Gaius Duillius, a Roman Consul, was so esteemed during the first Punic War that the senate awarded him theme music to accompany him to and from dinner for the rest of his life
Yamd TIL When Will Ferrell met RHCP drummer Chad Smith he looked him up and down and said: “You´re very handsome,” and then walked away.
dDXKB TIL that the fictional band Mouse Rat from Parks and Recreation released an album in 2021 which includes songs such as 5000 Candles in the Wind.
aRvJ TIL that the song “Barbie girl” by Aqua sparked a 5 year law suit between Mattel and the recording studio MCA Records, which the judge concluded with saying: “The parties are advised to chill.”