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TIL that there is a surge of vasectomies in March so the recovery time will sync up with March Madness

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xVLXo TIL the name "Iraq" is though to have derived from the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk - one of humanity's first known cities.
mx5oP TIL Lingerie brand Cosabella replaced it's marketing agency with artificial intelligence, Albert. After three months with Albert, Cosabella saw a 336% increase in return on ad spend.
gMNpy TIL A rapper called Mac is serving 30 years in prison for manslaughter. In 2001, the prosecutors based their case on the lyrics of his songs and he was convicted although someone else confessed to the murder. Since then, four eyewitnesses said they were coerced by prosecution to testify.
W7dL8 TIL Bartolomeo Cristofori (May 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731) invented the piano.
j6P6R TIL the Law and Order "chungt chungt" sound includes samples of hundreds of Japanese men thumping their feet on a wooden floor- and its creator makes money every time it's played