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TIL in the 1900’s tampons were soaked in opium and belladonna to relieve pain and relax the vagina.

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1aZgV TIL that John Wilkes Booth timed the deadly shot he fired at Abraham Lincoln with the funniest line from “My American Cousin,” knowing the laughter would drown out the gunshot. That line was “You sockdologizing old man-trap.”
d4Xd TIL that Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and Yemen are yet to have a leader who has completed secondary school.
Bry8b TIL that bats are one of just a few species, besides humans, that communicates directly to individual bats, instead of just making broad communication sounds.
08dN TIL In 1981 more than ½ of the world population was living in poverty - This is now down to 21% (and was close to 100% in the 19th century)
L4N0 TIL British reporter Clare Hollingworth broke the news of Hitler invading Poland. British embassy didn’t believe her until she held a telephone out of the window of her room to capture the ongoing sounds of war. Hers was the 1st report the British Foreign Office received about the invasion of Poland