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TIL there are ants that stink: "odorous house ants"

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neMQb TIL one in five Georgian Londoners had syphilis by their mid-30s
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yKaV TIL that when compared to a traditional plastic bag, a canvas or cotton reusable bag would have to be reused a total of 171 times to offset the higher carbon emissions, but that the average cotton bag is used only 51 times before being thrown away.
QNEVM TIL penises on TV & in movies are almost all oversized prosthetics
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