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TIL of 'male menstruation' that was considered a normal part of growing up in twentieth century Egyptian culture but was actually due to an endemic parasitic bladder infection from schistosomes causing bloody urine.

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Obp1 TIL that The Australian Classification Board decides what vaginas must look like in porn. If a vagina has excess tissue it may be labelled as “offensive”, so porn companies must digitally edit or remove parts of the labia, leading to only one type of vagina seen in “unrestricted” magazines.
Mmpb TIL that one liter of gasoline can deliver 35 megajoule of energy. This is the amount of energy one square meter of land receives from the sun, in the best conditions, in approximately ten hours.
oRm8r TIL Scarface (1983) was not only shunned by the Oscars, but actually received a Razzie nomination for Worst Director.
ZyEY TIL many phrases in English come from literal translations of Chinese phrases, such as “long time no see”, “no go”, “lose face” and “no can do”
jggp TIL A kidnapped teen did not know he was kidnapped until he applied to college…13 years after his kidnapping.