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TIL until the 20th century, Egyptians believed that men menstruated. This was because of Schistosomiasis, an extremely common disease that causes bloody urine.

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4kKg TIL that shrimp/prawns caught off the coast of Britain are sent to China to be hand-shelled and are then sent back to Britain to be sold.
7r9eM TIL that there is 1400 tons of unexploded (and rapidly degrading) munitions 1.5 miles off the coast of Kent (UK). If it explodes, it would likely cause a bigger explosion than the one in Beirut.
4X7bb TIL author Clive Barker supported himself early in his career by occasionally working as a male prostitute for rich and secretive clients. The experience inspired him to write, "The Hellbound Heart", which was later adapted into the film, "Hellraiser"
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