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TIL that Gershon Legman (who coined the phrase "Make love, not war") categorised 3780 sex positions

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e0PdE TIL that most sex in giraffes are homosexual in nature and mostly involves male-male sex.
0wVJL TIL that in 1523, Christian II of Denmark was succeeded by Frederick I, who was succeeded by Christian III, who was succeeded by Frederick II and so on till 1972, when Queen Margarethe succeeded her father to the Danish throne. For 449 years, the Danish king was either named Christian or Frederick.
P1ADL TIL that the phrase "tug at your heartstrings" has some scientific validity, because the heartstrings are actual vital parts of the heart. The medical term for them is the chordae tendineae, and they play an integral role in controlling blood flow within the heart.
P1KJe TIL that since 2010 there is a church called united church of bacon. They have over 25,000 members and even have their own bacon commandments.
Me49W TIL There is no universal sign language. Different sign languages are used in different countries or regions.