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TIL Aristotle taught that women need to come to orgasm in order to produce a child

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kJlb5 TIL that the word "confetti" in English and in Italian means 2 different things (respectively little pieces of paper or plastic that you throw at parties, and almonds covered in chocolate and sugar that you gift to wedding guests)
e79b TIL that ancient Egyptians used a d20 die.
nD0B TIL The PlayStation 2 was so popular, it was produced up until the month before the PlayStation 4 was announced.
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