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TIL a sure-fire hiccup cure. Orgasms

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wkDW TIL that until 2007, it was completely legal for women in New Zealand to rape or sexually abuse children, being that no laws existed which legislated against such crimes.
xPvB TIL the first female American soldier was Deborah Sampson, who enlisted using her dead brother’s name to fight in the Revolutionary War where she was wounded; she cut a musket ball out of her own leg to avoid doctors finding out she was a woman.
Z8kxD TIL the FDA considers lube a medical device. (See introduction)
gMO1b TIL Architects tried to raise $2.9 billion to build Minas Tirith, the city in "Lord of the Rings"
GYJV7 TIL that the song “Lift Yourself” by Kanye West was made specifically to piss off Drake. Drake had been planning to use the “Lift Yourself” beat for his song, but Kanye didn’t give him enough time before releasing his own nonsensical version.