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TIL that the singer Akon is launching a cryptocurrency called Akoin

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VMD4G TIL That, while it is the most common position for nearly all animals, no one is quite sure why the sex position became referred to as "doggy style". In Latin it was known as "sexual intercourse in the manner of wild beasts" and in the Kama Sutra it is called "the cow position".
jKME TIL That Bill Murray’s character in Groundhog Day was stuck for at least 30 or 40 years
Bgagy TIL: Edward Bernays, in an effort to market bananas to the United States, ended up toppling the Guatemalan government and starting a 30 year civil war
D1rwD TIL A nudity drinking trivia video game called "The Guy Game" was released in 2004 on Xbox and PS2 and was subsequently immedietely banned once released due to featuring an underage girl.
PY48V TIL four American presidents were neither Democrat or Republican but "Whig", a third political party that collapsed around 1855.