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TIL the CIA uses rectal feeding as a torture tactic, which can result in anal fissures, chronic hemorrhoids and symptomatic rectal prolapse

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axLN TIL that a bowl of PF Chang’s hot and sour soup contains 7980mg of sodium. Nearly three and a half days worth of the recommended daily allowance.
bk7Q TIL there was a custom in ancient Babylon compelling all women at least once in their lives to go to the temple of Aphrodite and have sex with a stranger.
d8MrE TIL the same person, Desmond Henley, embalmed King George VI, Queen Mary, Judy Garland, Jimi Hendrix and Bon Scott
gMRbb TIL the Swedish reggae-pop band Ace of Base has a secret Nazi past
XE9Pk TIL: prosecutors have absolute immunity for falsification of evidence and the coercion of witnesses