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TIL the worlds first successful penis transplant patient had it removed 2 weeks later due to his wife’s “psychological rejection”

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mxXry TIL The oldest known piece of music is a drinking song called the Epitaph of Seikilos. Its lyrics include the line "Life exists only for a short while, and time demands its toll."
grd8W TIL restaurants in China can be fined for serving cucumber without a license
W7grB TIL of Virgin boy eggs, which are eggs boiled in the urine of boys under 10 (and someone's job is to canvas school urinals)
p8Q4G TIL Tom Holland, who played the eponymous character in Spider-Man: Homecoming, actually attended The Bronx High School of Science, which Peter Parker's school was based on, for a few days to prepare for his role as Spider-Man.
pYr7p TIL: Castrati were singers who were castrated before puberty to develop a unique voice for singing. They were primarily in church choirs and operas. Italian operas without one would be doomed to fail. The Pope tried to ban them in 1748, but failed as it would drastically reduce church attendance.