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TIL that in 2011 the head of the American College of Surgeons was forced to resign after he wrote a Valentine’s Day editorial touting the mood-enhancing effects of semen on women during unprotected sex, which was completely supported by the research he cited in said editorial.

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ZpvWR TIL that the low five was invented way before the high five.
QJ1RM TIL that Los Angeles County has a bigger population (10.04 million) than 40 US states. (9.986 million or less)
n9y9 TIL that people are 3D printing penises and using NASA technology in sex toys
d8PBE TIL on April 27, 2011, 360 total tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in 21 states spanning from Texas to New York and southern Canada, killing 348 in total and making it the largest and deadliest tornado outbreaks recorded.
epy6L TIL The Public Library of Hong Kong has at least 10x more funding than any other library in the world with an annual budget of almost 10 billion USD