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TIL there are 78 cities in the world with the population larger than the entire country of Finland

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8dYV TIL Jackie Wilson always kissed the “ugliest” girl in the audience because “they’ll all think they can have me and keep coming back and buying my records.”
16Vlr TIL that Jani Lane, frontman of the band Warrant, once expressed regret for writing the 1990 song “Cherry Pie,” stating that: "I could shoot myself in the fucking head for writing that song." However, in a later interview, Lane recanted that statement and said that he was interviewed on a bad day.
OGML4 TIL the Köçek were young male slaves or Romani dancers who usually cross-dressed in feminine attire and were employed as entertainers in the Ottoman Empire during the 17th Century. Men were known to fight and occasionally kill for the opportunity to have sexual intercourse with them.
4ko6 TIL that Japanese folklore contains a creature known as Ashiarai Yashiki, a giant foot that crashes through the roof in the middle of the night, demanding the terrified homeowner wash it.
aw0kJ TIL that dogs develop bite inhibition, the ability to control the strength of a bite, as puppies after learning that too harsh of bites often interrupt play