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TIL the word ladder puzzle was invented by Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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y8p TIL that in medieval England, pregnancy was considered impossible without orgasm. Therefore, if a woman was raped and didn’t conceive, there was no evidence, but if she did conceive, it was assumed she enjoyed it. Either way, the rapist would not be convicted.
D1MAP TIL roughly 2000 Canadians fought in the Spanish Civil War (proportionately higher than the ratio of US or British volunteers) and roughly half died
gZjA TIL the Throne Chair of Denmark is Made of “Unicorn”(Narwhal) Horns
Y7xp7 TIL about "Erythrophobia", a fear about blushing, when my gf's cracked-out nurse decided to add that to her "health issues" when she mentioned she has anxiety.
Z8YY4 TIL on Airforce One, commemorative packs of red, white, and blue-colored M&M's are given to guests in lieu of cigarette boxes. This was due to Nancy Reagan's request to ban smoking on Airforce One in 1988.