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TIL paper money was first used in China, during the Song Dynasty (AD 960-1279)

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W7VgX TIL Poetica Vaginal. Joe Davis an artist and research affiliate at MIT transmitted the sounds of vaginal contractions towards neighbouring star systems. To do so, he recorded the vaginal contractions of ballet dancers.
rRxY1 TIL Until late 19th Century wife selling auctions were held in England. Only the wealthiest could afford divorcing while others preferred just selling. It was also the backdrop for Thomas Hardy's 1886 novel 'The Mayor Of Casterbridge."
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