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TIL men can develop postpartum depression, and it is linked to lower levels of testosterone after the birth of a baby

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jN1pN TIL In 2003 relations between Japan and China were strained due to a semi public orgy involving 400 Japanese businessmen and over 500 Chinese prostitutes
GApRg TIL that in its 30 years of operation from 1967 to 1997, the McDonnell Douglas Corporation only developed one new, from the ground up aircraft. It was the C-17 Globemaster III.
ne0dr TIL of a 1972 CIA project to wiretap enemy phone lines deep within North Vietnam. The helicopter used in the operation, developed at Area 51, was the quietest ever built. In the dead of night, its pilots flew 100-200 feet above North Vietnamese farmers and anti-aircraft guns without being detected.
Q6Za TIL that ancient Roman kids wore amulets devoted to the divine phallus. These effigies depicted winged penises or fist/penis hybrids - home charms showed ejaculating penises into eyes or multi-phallic sculptures. These charms helped protecting from evil eye (eg.babies’ necks), give strength or luck.
X0EyP TIL about a flight which was forced to turn back due to a smelly poo