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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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pY07A TIL that "wood grain" has two meanings, the structure of fibres in wood, and the visible pattern they make. So a piece of rough-cut unpolished lumber both has and does not have wood grain.
1jdr TIL that in the aboriginal Canadian version of Lacrosse, each team consisted of about 100 to 1000 men, was played on a 1600ft to 10000ft long field and lasted from sunrise to sundown for two to three days straight. It was a symbolic alternative to war.
AgRx TIL that sliced bread was first marketed as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped”
J8yv TIL in Dragon Ball Z, the name of the spirit bomb (Genki Dama) is a pun on “denki gama”, meaning “electric rice cooker” in Japanese
VBdnD TIL that the world's oldest known painting is believed to be a cave painting in Spain, estimated to be around 65,000 years old. It depicts a red deer.