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TIL Female masturbators have a better sexual life than female non-masturbators

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M7mgb TIL that the city of Troy (located in present-day Turkey) was repeatedly rebuilt after being destroyed, with 11 iterations discovered. The last iteration was a Roman city built as a tourist destination to capitalise on the links to mythic tradition.
5V5RR TIL If you plant an apple seed, the tree that develops from it will not produce the same apples as the one you planted. This is due to the fact that apples are cross pollinators, which means they require pollen from other types of apples to grow.
nJWY TIL Kent Waldrep was paralyzed during a NCAA football game between TCU v Alabama. TCU used “student athlete” defense to avoid paying Waldrep’s medical bills and cancel his scholarship.
NelP TIL the cost of a tourist visa for China is $130 for Americans and $30 for the rest of the world
oBMbr TIL it is rumored that Pablo Escobar committed suicide. It was never confirmed that a police officer fired the fatal shot through his ear. His brothers insisted "he would say to me every day that if he was really cornered without a way out, he would 'shoot himself through the ear'"