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TIL Up until 1915 it was legal to mail a baby by US Mail

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mxvx TIL An African tribe donated 14 cows to the US after the events of 9/11
OG841 TIL Fanny Hill published in 1748 is considered is a pornographic book and one of the first porn novels ever written and is one of the most banned books in history. It has no explicit references to body parts but uses euphemisms instead e.g. nethermouth rather than vagina.
NaY8 TIL that the Netherlands voted “Swaffelen” as their word of the year in 2008. It means to repeatedly smack one’s penis against someone or something.
Z8AMD TIL that the 1911 obituary of American millionaire Frank Work contained his rant against the arranged marriages of American heiresses to British noblemen for dowry. He thought it should be a 'hanging offence' - the waste of American money paying off private debts in exchange for aristocratic titles.
wLgEW TIL that popular actor and comedian Chevy Chase got his stage name from a 15th century English poem called The Ballad of Chevy Chase, which tells the story of the battle of Otterburn between the Percys and the Douglases.