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TIL the Salvation Army is a religious organization and not just a charity

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9YeGm TIL National Masturbation Day, also known as International Masturbation Day, is an annual event to protect and celebrate the right to masturbate. The first National Masturbation Day was celebrated on May 7, 1995 in US.
E1oWP TIL a university maths professor helped a pig farmer prove in court that a hot air balloon startled his pigs causing them to fall into a ditch and die by using trigonometry and a photograph
16OeV TIL that the rivalry between the neighboring cities of Minneapolis and St Paul was once so strong that during the 1890 US Census, each city began arresting or kidnapping the other's census takers in order to curb their rival's population.
6oom TIL: Lollipops are distributed outside nightclubs to reduce late night rowdiness as revellers will not be able to shout or cause a disturbance while sucking on them.
0dQKy TIL of Mary Toft who in 1726 became the subject of considerable controversy when she tricked doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits.