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TIL that ancient cynics practiced shamelessness by masturbating in public

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VMERm TIL that Catholics are forbidden from keeping the ashes of cremated loved ones at home, scattering them, dividing them between family members or turning them into mementos, the Vatican has ruled.
nKOB TIL that Brad Pitt is forever banned from entering China because of his role in the movie “Seven Years in Tibet”
LknmZ TIL the average human gut naturally produces 3 grams of alcohol a day through fermentation. Over the course of a year this is the equivalent alcohol of about 2 full bottles of whiskey.
9wNN7 TIL that, in the 1940s, Coca-Cola produced a clear version of Coke for Soviet officials that looked like vodka so they could drink it in public despite embargoes on American goods
ADYNo TIL the largest brick building in the Americas is located on an uninhabited island 68 miles west of Key West.