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TIL in 2009 women in a Colombian village went on a sex strike to get the men to repair the only road in and out of town. 112 days later work began on the highway.

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YwnB TIL Asbestos was used as fake snow in early Hollywood in films such as, “The Wizard of Oz”
LGmQ TIL Ed Smith created a fake student called George Burdell when Georgia Tech sent him two enrolment forms by mistake. He signed Burdell up for all his classes and did all his work twice with minor changes so teachers wouldn’t catch him. The school awarded Burdell a bachelor’s and a master’s degree.
9YMkp TIL the Catholic church claims it has found the bones of St Peter. In 1950, human bones were reportedly found under the main altar of St Peter’s Basilica. In the 60s, the remains were re-examined and found to be that of a male with 61 years of age from the 1st century.
1aoGV TIL The term "goose" is properly used for a female bird, while "gander" refers specifically to a male. Young birds before fledging are called goslings. A group on the ground is a gaggle; when in flight, they are called a skein, a team, or a wedge; when flying close together, they are called a plump.
P17jw TIL that a US Vice-President wrote a pop song