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TIL that there’s a “Penis Shrine” in Thailand where phallic sculptures are used as offerings to a female fertility spirit.

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re5w TIL there was a woman that faces jail for growing vegetables in her front yard; five large planter boxes containing basil, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes and cucumbers. The charges got dropped later on after the city was hammered with negative publicity.
QJDQ6 TIL Bees are calmed by lavender which prevents getting stung while working in the garden. It also improves their memory over the bee's lifespan. Science hopes to apply these findings to humans suffering with dementia.
A4Ka TIL That Skeletor is actually He-Man’s uncle.
dGkd TIL that Bladerunner is so visually stunning partly because of the 1980 Hollywood Actors Strike, which gave the film’s Art Department and Designers an extra 3 months to improve and refine significantly their futuristic sets and props.
oB9kW TIL Madam C. J. Walker was the first black businesswoman to find wild success aiming her company at creating hair care products and instruction for black women with her Anti-Kink Tonic. She was worth $8.7m in today's dollars when she died, making her the wealthiest black woman in the US at the time.