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TIL that there is a school in Moscow whose mission is to enable Russian women to snag rich husbands. Part of the curriculum includes “strengthening and toning the muscles using special equipment — a kind of gym for the vagina.”

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BrGMb TIL about Dillibe Onyeama who in 1969 became the first black person to finish their studies at the prestigious Eton College in England. He wrote a book about racism at Eton and was subsequently banned from visiting the school. He finally received an apology for his treatment this year.
7rBM TIL the movie that holds the record for most uses of the word “fuck” is “Fuck. ” The word is used between nine and ten times per minute for 93 minutes.
E1O5p TIL In Quebec, both spouses keep their birth names after marriage and continue to exercise their civil rights under that name, meaning they must use their birth name in contracts, on credit cards, on their driver’s licence, and so on. This rule applies even if they were married outside Quebec.
QJpdE TIL of the Guangxi Massacre in China, where local Communist Party offices sponsored mass cannibalism to promote political factions. Up to 150,000 people died, some bodies were retained as after-dinner snacks, and there was even a social hierarchy created of who was allowed to eat which body parts.
mxy5y TIL of Dick Assman, a Canadian gas station employee whose name made him a celebrity in 1995. David Letterman, learning of him, was amused by Assman's name and made him nightly feature on the show. As his fame grew polling showed that 49 percent of Canadians in September 1995 had heard of him.