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TIL James Lipton was literally a pimp

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KOGK4 TIL In Japan women give chocolate to men rather than the common-place tradition of men gifting women with tokens of love. This is rumored to be a tradition which originated from a translation error of a chocolate company during the initial campaigns marketing Valentines Day
ADm8d TIL ancient Romans used urine to whiten their teeth. When left out too long, urine decomposes into ammonia, which is a great cleaning product that takes out stains easily.
p8jyG TIL the lyrics to Dropkick Murphys' "Shipping Up to Boston" were written by folk singer Woody Guthrie (of "This Land is Your Land" fame)
pEW4 TIL that Tutankhamun was buried with a large supply of clean underwear
e0rDg TIL Susan La Flesche Picotte is widely acknowledged as the first Native American to earn a medical degree. She campaigned for public health and for the formal, legal allotment of land to members of the Omaha tribe