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TIL the feminine companion word to phallic is yonic, meaning imagery evoking or in the shape of the vulva or vagina.

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l7B67 TIL the fastest heartbeat ever recorded was 600 beats per minute
MePnB til that the blue bird is a symbol of happiness, good health & hope in North America
oBegE TIL it is not illegal to drive barefoot, and the thought that it is illegal is simply a wide-spread urban legend
VBOY0 TIL the Federal Reserve hosts central bankers in Jackson Hole because Paul Volcker liked fly fishing and they wanted him to actually show up
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