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Today I Learned that ibuprofen has been observed to impair proper penile function

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xV80D TIL that gays in Hong Kong started using the word "comrade" (同志) in the '80s as a way to spite the Chinese Communist Party for its mistreatment of sexual minorities in the mainland. Today, it is one of the primary terms LGBT people in the Chinese-speaking world use to refer to one another.
Y7gKx TIL about William Duell, a criminal, who was hanged in 1740. His body was sent to be dissected for medical purposes. However, he started breathing and was revived by the staff. His sentence was commuted, and he was exiled to North America where he died at an old age.
l7vXK TIL the descendants of Moctezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, are members of the Spanish nobility
K9lG TIL a giant bronze statue of RoboCop is to be erected in Detroit this year thanks to a Kickstarter.
57wr TIL When a human fetus starts to develop, the anus is formed first. We all start out as assholes.