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oD7 TIL in some Philippine tribes such as the Agta, a young man who reaches puberty is taught how to masturbate by an older man. The young man then masturbates at a ceremony in front of other people.
pYEyQ TIL in United States, before the invention of mass produced typewriters, women was making up only 4% of the clerical workforce in 1874. This number rose to 75% by 1900.
xxEw TIL SNL’s Vanessa Bayer was a Make A Wish kid. She was diagnosed with leukemia as a child and her father’s humor about her diagnosis inspired her to go into comedy
8ao0V TIL: Ancient Athenians had ‘ostracism’ elections in which everyone voted for the most hated citizen. That citizen would then be banished for 10 years.
1Mr TIL That the Great Wall of China is also known as “The Longest Cemetary On Earth” because it is filled with bodies of the workers who died during its erection