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TIL that Abortion Bans do not cut the abortion rate

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4kEyb TIL that since Brazil could not afford to send a team to the 1932 Olympics, they sent the athletes on a ship full of coffee. The athletes sold the coffee along the way to fund their journey.
m95v TIL that the average penis size is only 5.2 inches. Only 5% of men have a penis longer than 6.3 inches.
remM TIL An American gymnast with a wooden leg won six medals, including three gold, in a single day at the 1904 Olympics. He was the only Olympian to have competed with a prosthetic limb for the next 100 years, until 2008.
dxVQ TIL that the lyrics to the Mr Bean theme song (Ecce homo, qui est faba) translate to “Here is a man, who is a bean”.
gMpXD TIL "nitrate free" labeled cured meats often use celery juice, which is naturally high in nitrates