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TIL there are towns in Pennsylvania named Paradise, Fertility, Blue Ball, and Intercourse

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wLeM TIL Asperger’s syndrome used to be called “autistic psychopathy”
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mwwO TIL diamonds aren’t rare; their demand is a marketing invention. In 1938 De Beers hired an ad agency who arbitrarily decided that a diamond engagement ring is worth 1 month’s salary. It worked so well they increased it to 2 months’ salary. De Beers carefully restricts supply to keep the prices high.
LQNmV TIL that some countries imposed a Beard Tax and a token was required to be carried in public to show that it had been paid.
grRnA TIL that our current year 2025 is the sum of the first 9 cubes; 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³=2025