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TIL that the term “missionary position” was likely invented by sexologist Alfred Kinsey and based on a misunderstanding of an earlier book. Regardless, the term has since been adopted into French, German, Spanish, and Dutch

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loKMN TIL the Torah has been reduplicated almost perfectly throughout history. Between all Jewish communities worldwide, only Yemen’s was found to be different. It had a total of 9 errors amidst 304,805 letters.
dDy1Q TIL that the largest intact passenger ship on the seabed after sinking is the HMHS Brittanic (sank 1916), sister ship of the RMS Titanic.
xV4MB TIL A piece of Martian meteorite is being returned to the red planet by NASA - this is the first time humans will bring a rock back to the surface of its original celestial body
PydZ TIL that women in the national House of Representatives did not get a nearby ladies room until 2011, almost 100 years after they first became present in the House.
bVQQ TIL The center of the Earth is hotter than the surface of the sun yet the pressure is so great (3.5 million times surface pressure) that at the inner core, even at that temperature, iron solidifies.