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TIL oral sex was illegal in Canada… Until it was legalized in 1969.

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Egr4w TIL In 1788, a British fur trader recruited 50 Chinese from Macao and Guangzhou to Vancouver Island for building a fortress and schooner. Spaniards arrived in 1789, fought with the British, and what happened to the Chinese became a mystery as some escaped and others may have been killed
P1b0G TIL that researchers believe that up to 65% of people with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY chromosomes) are never diagnosed. The condition usually isn't diagnosed until puberty or adulthood because of how mild the symptoms are.
LGVp TIL 45 percent of couples in Hong Kong say they have given up on the idea of having children because of crowding and high housing costs. In another survey 38% of men and 31% of women simply said they didn’t like kids
GY09Q TIL About 10,000 years ago all humans had brown eyes.
vPX5L TIL that banana is a popular topping for pizza in Iceland, and it's often enjoyed with pineapple, ham, or bleu cheese.