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TIL that the ancient Chinese used lead as a stimulate and a contraceptive.

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Me4lm TIL of Cigarettes and Valentines, an unreleased Green Day album that's tapes were stolen prior to release. Prompting them to write American Idiot.
0wJnN TIL that during the Apollo 15 mission, astronaut David Scott carried out a version of the classic Galileo's hypothesis by dropping a feather and a steel hammer at the same time on the surface of the moon. The objects took the same amount of time falling and there by proving the hypothesis.
KY1K9 TIL there is a neighborhood in the city of Cândido Godói, Brazil, where 1 in 10 births yields twins. This is an unusually high rate. Although the exact cause for this phenomenon is unclear, the population is largely descended from a city in Germany which also has a high rate of twin births.
9Y5b6 TIL that the movie Caddyshack was filmed at a golf course in Davie, Florida. The explosions that take place during the climax of the film were reported at the nearby Fort Lauderdale airport by an incoming pilot, who suspected that a plane had crashed.
ALB TIL that pizza delivery is ranked the 5th most dangerous job, behind military personnel, police officers, stunt performers, and firefighters.