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TIL British women have the biggest boobs in Europe

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vPmo7 TIL after Han official He Jin was assassinated by eunuchs, angry troops led by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu set the palace on fire, slaughtering any males without facial hair. It was so extreme that young men were forced to flash themselves to avoid being mistaken for eunuchs and killed.
KYOZB TIL Before Wi-fi and modems people had shows that were transmitted over the radio. These shows had games, calculation programs, educational tools, encyclopedias, and even flight simulators. People tuned in and recorded and played the sounds back to their personal computers.
prwp TIL Jack Johnson (the first ever African American heavyweight boxing champion) was pulled over for a $50 speeding ticket, but he gave the officer $100 telling him to keep the change as he was going to make the return trip at the same speed.
m1aBR TIL that male porcupines pee on female porcupines in order to determine if the female is ready
b91DN TIL that parts from Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 were recovered from the Everglades and used in other EAL planes, after which the airline's employees started to report ghost sightings of Flight 401's pilots in those planes, which ceased when the cannibalised parts were removed