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TIL there is no evidence that Victorian doctors gave women orgasms to cure hysteria or that they invented the vibrator to help with this task

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699XY TIL That Smedley Butler was one of the most decorated Marines with 2 Medals of Honor. He served 33 years & became an anti war advocate. He wrote "War is a Racket" about war profiteering. He said "the best he[Al Capone] could do was to operate his racket in 3 districts. I operated on 3 continents."
GxJ1 TIL Bryan Cranston wore a suit of 10,000 live bees while filming an episode of Malcolm in the Middle. He was only stung once.
J1nyk TIL most cars have an arrow next to their gas icon which tells you which side the gas cap is on
MeMdA TIL that Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt once commandeered an airplane and went on a joyride to Baltimore. They did that after sneaking out of a White house event.
5YY6p Never. We're probably stuck with our appendix, pinky toes, tailbone and just about all of our other evolutionary holdovers.