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TIL: China has a National Pole Dancing Team

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Y7Zlr TIL Prior to 1962 oral and anal sex were considered felonies throughout the United States.
4kZ8N TIL the US Dept of Transportation values a human life at 13.7 million dollars in a statistical sense, when evaluating potential safety standards.
9b7X TIL a day on planet Venus lasts longer than a Venusian year
LQxwV TIL that in 1996, the captain and flight engineer of a colombian cargo flight decided to prank their novice first officer by giving him control of the plane and shutting off two engines. The plane stalled immediately after takeoff and crashed into a neigbourhood, killing 22 people
vjr4 TIL that the American Mustache Institute is very real and their slogan is “Protecting the rights of, and fighting discrimination against mustached Americans, by promoting the growth, care, and culture of the mustache”