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TIL that an old form of pregnancy test involved injecting rabbits with urine and then killing the rabbit to investigate its ovaries.

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XEd4r TIL when Luciano Pavarotti suddenly fell ill and was unable to sing Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" at the 1998 Grammys, Aretha Franklin filled in for him at “literally a moment’s notice" and sang an acclaimed rendition of the aria
wLne8 TIL it is more important to eat less than exercise, if you want to lose weight
Bg4Dy TIL Jefferson Davis, president of the confederacy, was 19 years older than his second wife when they married. On their honeymoon, he took her to his dead first wife’s grave. Charmer.
GYXGj TIL that the Centennial Light is a lightbulb that has been on since 1901 and is referenced by conspiracy theorists as evidence that manufacturers purposely create faulty lightbulbs so that people have to buy more.
J1Bn4 TIL Women's sex toys are illegal in Zimbabwe, possession or sale could land you 6 months in jail.