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TIL that “Gropecunt Lane” was once a common street name in England - indicating probable historical centres of prostitution.

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VMvGD TIL the size and number of holes in Swiss cheese, also known as "eyes", can be controlled by adjusting the number of hay particles in milk used to make cheese.
LQ0Qv TIL that some women used to douche with Coca-Cola after sex as a means of preventing pregnancy and that a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that Diet Coke is a more potent spermicide than regular Coke.
6EGkQ TIL: The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority officially recognizes port 666 as the port for the First Person Shooter: Doom
NeV1 TIL that the myth of the Griffin probably began when fossils of Protoceratops skulls were found in gold mines near ancient Greece.
7r7Wb TIL a 1997 study found that the action of drinking is more thirst quenching than being rehydrated through a nasogastric tube. This is because the physical sensation of drinking tells the brain that you are rehydrating.