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TIL 60% of Indian men are too small for the standard condom

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5VnDB TIL India still officially recognises 5 sub-national monarchies, known as the 'Kings of Dangs'. They receive payment from the government every year during Holi
X0XLD TIL that artist Margaret Keane had her work plagiarized by her own husband for over 10 years. After winning her court case and leaving her husband, her notably sad and gloomy artwork took on a much happier style.
eaDb TIL York, the only African slave on the Lewis and Clark Expeditions, was thought of as a wild, spiritual creature by the Arikara Indians, saved Meriwether Lewis from a Grizzly Bear, and was responsible for many decisions along the journey.
kJwa1 TIL that the T.V. show Archer had to re-name the characters' employer. At the start of the series the characters worked for "the International Secret Intelligence Service" (prominently called I.S.I.S. for short). When the Iraq occupation ended real world events gave the name an unwanted connotation.
ko97 TIL There is a type of catfish that will strand itself on the beach to kill pigeons.