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TIL that in Papua New Guinea, there is a tribe of people believe that “young boys must ingest the semen of their elders daily from the age of 7 until they turn 17 to achieve adult male status and to properly mature and grow strong.”

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D6lp TIL Lake Vostok, the 16th largest lake in the world, was only confirmed to exist in 1993. It’s located in Antarctica beneath a 4km ice sheet. The average water temperature is around −3 °C; it remains liquid below freezing point because of high pressure from the weight of the ice above it
ZyDQ TIL Vatican City is unable to join the European Union because the EU requires that all member states must be free market democracies.
Z8kgR TIL that Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, John Cage, Miles Davis, the Everly Brothers, Dave Brubeck, Tony Bennett and Edith Piaf all worked with the same producer - George Avakian - in the 1950s and 1960s.
ZpZNY TIL: Zhu Youcheng is the only emperor in Chinese history, to be married to one wife and remain faithful to her, having no concubines. He was a hardworking emperor, lowering taxes, reducing spending, and demonstrating tolerance for Muslims. His son, however, had a haram so large, some starved.
0wr1L TIL: Burst fire firearms were introduced to the US Army as a means to conserve ammo. During the Vietnam War (less well trained) soldiers would commonly hold down the trigger until they ran out of ammo.