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TIL that Coca Cola douches were used as contraceptives in USA in the 1950s and 60s..

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Y79Bv TIL this year (2025) will be the only perfect square year of my lifetime
dDwg9 TIL that women in ancient Egypt mixed acacia leaves with honey to make vaginal suppositories to prevent pregnancy.
8j4K TIL that John Quincy Adams, the 6th US President, took the presidential oath of office not after placing his hand on a Bible but upon a book of law.
x6JbD TIL the longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters and takes about three and a half hours to pronounce. It is the chemical name for the protein Titin. This word is so long that it is rarely, if ever, written out in full. (link to PDF of full name)
xVVk0 TIL “Foghorn Bradley” was the name of the first umpire to call a perfect game in MLB history.