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TIL that in the Middle Ages bestiality was compared to homosexuality not to make homosexuality look bad, but rather to malign bestiality (previously seen as a minor sin akin to masturbation)

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awwaZ TIL the tiger blankets I've seen at the homes of multiple Mexican families are called San Marcos (and they have patterns other than tiger)
8gwa TIL Shrapnel is named after a person.
xVM71 TIL that US law enforcement officers banned from owning firearms in a personal capacity, are still allowed to posses and carry them in a professional capacity.
Vdnk TIL Heroin derives its name from “heroic”, as it was originally marketed as a non-addictive wonder cure to morphine addiction
m1wVo TIL 69% of panel members for the creation of the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, version 5), have ties to pharmaceutical industries.