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TIL that thoughts directly related to being in the shower are not allowed at ʀ/Showerthoughts (rule n° 4)

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ZeVG TIL Indonesians must supply 5 seedlings at their wedding or 25 at their divorce to combat deforestation.
W7ja8 TIL about Agnes Sorel, the 15th-century official mistress of Charles VII who bore him four children. Her scandalous dresses prompted the Catholic Archbishop to condemn her choice of clothing with “front openings through which one sees the teats, nipples, and breasts of women.”
woe9o TIL that Puff the Magic Dragon really was written as a children’s poem and isn’t a euphemism for smoking weed.
pY4vZ TIL US states can lower the drinking age but will lose millions of dollars a year in highway repairs if they do, essentially bribing them into keeping it 21.
lom5B TIL that Brenda Lee (best known for her hit "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree") had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s, the most by a woman and surpassed only by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles.