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TIL in 1890, the British used ancient Egyptian mummified cats as ..fertilizers

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wOKP TIL that Freddie Mercury is celebrated in Iran, a country where homosexuality is illegal, and that Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” was the 1st rock song officially approved post-revolution since he calls for God in Arabic (“Bismillah! We will not let you go”) to help regain his soul from Shaitan.
5YgKr TIL Lynyrd Skynyrd was named after Leonard Skinner, a gym teacher who used to send the band's members to the principal for their long hair. Later, the band used his real estate company's sign and phone number in album artwork, swamping Leonard Skinner Realty in prank calls.
rnEM TIL in 1994 a woman killed her husband but was found not guilty because of PMS.
VB0mp TIL Emasculation is the removal of both the penis and the testicles. It differs from castration, which is the removal of the testicles only
vG0D TIL that honey is a natural reservoir for the Botulism bacteria. Adult bodies can normally process it. This is why you shouldn’t give babies honey.