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TIL the New Testament requires Christian women to wear head coverings, while the Qur'an does not.

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e0yj5 TIL of Tiberius Claudius Drusus, the son of Roman Emperor Claudius who was choked by a pear. Claudius Drusus was playing and tossed a pear high in the air. When it came back, he caught it in his mouth but he choked on it. He died of asphyxiation.
D1KdY TIL the Second Congo War (1998-2003), relatively recent but almost unknown about in the West, has the worst death toll of any one conflict since the Second World War. 350,000 violent deaths, but the conflict is considered responsible for the deaths between 2,500,000 and 5,400,000 people.
R9rw TIL The first presentation on a cure for erectile dysfunction happened when a urologist pulled out his erect penis in the middle of his presentation at a urology conference.
E11E0 TIL that near the turn of the 20th century, the German Empire had drawn up war plans against the United States. Included were a naval blockade and land invasion.
4XpZJ TIL male humans, like other numerous primates, biologically tend to produce and ejaculate more sperm during intercourse when there is a perceived or a known rival competing with them.