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TIL that the sex position “Reverse Cowgirl” accounts for half of all penile fractures

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KO7o6 TIL in 1900, a young Chicago arts student took part in a golf tournament while visiting Paris, recording the best score. This “tournament” turned out to be the Olympics, and she died never knowing she was an Olympic champion, America’s first female Olympic champion no less.
9YnQ7 TIL the chorus in Asereje by Las Ketchup isn't complete nonsense, just a Spanish take on the lyrics of Rappers Delight (I said a hip-hop, the hippy, etc)
6EADm TIL that in the middle ages Christian priests would recite "hoc est corpus", meaning "this is the body", during mass when turning bread into the body of Christ. Since nobody spoke or understood Latin, this chant was garbled into "hocus pocus", which we still use when performing magic tricks today.
yVrWV TIL that Suzanne Somers was fired from 'Three’s Company' for asking for equal pay with her male co-star, John Ritter, who was earning five times her salary.
awmvM TIL: The song 'Tears of A Clown' by Iron Maiden was inspired by the depression and tragic death of comedian and actor Robin Williams.