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TIL Sperm counts worldwide have plummeted 62% in under 50 years and the rate of decrease appears to be accelerating

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xVv5 TIL that a psychologist attempted to raise a chimpanzee named Lucy as a human being. One day, he walked into her room and was shocked to find her masturbating to a copy of Playgirl.
N7dJJ TIL that Steven Spielberg’s ex-wife received a divorce settlement of $100 million after a judge invalidated a prenuptial agreement he had written on a napkin.
6b6X TIL that till the 1990s, the French used to run mobile brothels to supply their soldiers on the front lines with prostitutes.
Onl7 TIL that while filming “Schindler’s List,” Steven Spielberg would put Robin Williams on speaker phone to cheer up the cast and crew.
mrOO TIL The NORAD Santa Tracker started as a typo in a Sears ad that listed the number to the RED PHONE at Air Defense Command as Santa’s Hotline and a Colonel that played along.