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TIL that during China's one child policy, 324 million Chinese women were pressured into being surgically fitted with contraceptive devices and 108 million were sterilized

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wLy0E TIL That the 2010 Toyota 4runner SR5 has a specific button on the dash labeled “Party Mode” which shifted the speaker equalization to the rear and pumped the bass up. It is meant for tailgating and Toyota thought it was easier to just give it its own button.
VOjp TIL: of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only one exists today - the Pyramids.
oBmQL TIL in medieval France there was a Christian feast day honoring Mary, Joseph, and Jesus' escape to Egypt. The day was called the Feast of the Ass, and included a woman and child riding on a donkey. It was celebrated on January 14.
OGL9R TIL there's a bacterium visible to the naked eye called Thiomargarita magnifica, reaching up to 2 cm long
x6ol5 TIL Servilia's pearl was a black pearl given by Julius Caesar to his favourite mistress. According to Suetonius it was worth 6 million sesterces (approximately $1.5 billion now.)