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pYoae TIL that the idea that 19th century doctors would treat hysteria by clitoral massage to produce an orgasm and that vibrators were invented as a labour-saving device for doctors doing so became widely accepted in multiple fields despite the fact there is no evidence for it at all.
79vP TIL that Microsoft bought all the rights to a Corbis stock photo called Bliss, better known as the Windows XP default wallpaper, for over $100k, making it the second largest amount of money ever paid to a photographer for a single photograph at the time of sale.
P7LV TIL that the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber has been in continuous service April 1955 and with upgrades are expected to remain in service until at least 2040, a service life of more than 85 years
DmWg TIL in 1941 the world’s largest seed bank (created by botanist Nikolai Vavilov) was housed in Leningrad. As the Germans surrounded the city forcing mass starvation, Vavilov’s scientists refused to eat from the collection, slowly dying of hunger as they maintained 16 rooms of edible plants.
lo1Ja TIL In Florida, fireworks are legal to buy as long as you sign a form saying you are scaring birds or illuminating a railroad