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TIL November 19th is World Toilet Day

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ovG8 TIL Feminist activist Gloria Steinem was opposed to the release of the novel American Psycho due to its portrayal of violence against women. Years later, she married David Bale and became stepmother to Christian Bale, who starred in the film adaptation.
bOwp TIL it’s Maryland’s 225th birthday. Happy Birthday Maryland!
d86Md TIL That other countries don't know about Australia's obsession for the 1973 Ike and Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits it's so popular that there is a national dance that every student is forced to learn at school
QN9l9 TIL In Aztec mythology, childbirth was regarded as a woman's struggle with the gods to ensure her child's survival. Mothers who survived were celebrated, while those who died were believed to become Cihuateteo, a vampire-like creature that stole other women's children.
0LP5 TIL the oldest living vertebrate is the Greenland Shark, which is estimated to be about 400 years old-though could be as old as 512