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TIL the vibrator was invented for doctors who were getting carpel tunnel from using their fingers to give female patients orgasms in order to treat hysteria.

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mgby TIL that on June 28, 2009 Stephen Hawking threw a party for time-travelers. He announced the party the day after it happened, and according to Hawking, no one came.
LkW9m TIL that a dairy company in Maine had to pay $5 million dollars in overtime pay to their drivers due to the lack of an Oxford comma in a state law
l7laG TIL that the Captain Planet Foundation charity still exists and focuses on helping food insecure families and providing gardening essentials to schools as well as environmental issues
R5Rv9 TIL that the column of Borso d’Este in Farrara Italy is constructed of Jewish tombstones. They discovered the tombstones when they were removed during a restoration project in 1960. The tombstones were then put back into the column instead of being replaced by more appropriate materials.
1ayjO TIL the last words of William Chapman, who was unarmed with his hands up before being shot by a cop in front of a Wal-Mart were reportedly "Are you going to fucking shoot me?"