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TIL that in the 1800’s linen condoms were discontinued in favour of more comfortable condoms made from animal intestines

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R5mlj TIL TIL the Maori committed a mass genocide of New Zealand's second-largest indigenous group, the Moriori
DQBxj TIL that roosters have build in ear protection to prevent them from going deaf from their own crowing
4koEg TIL that in 1986, a French woman invested several months of her time to gain the necessary qualifications to operate a helicopter. She then proceeded to rent one, fly it over a prison, and successfully extract her husband, a convicted bank robber, from the prison's roof.
nWlWY TIL about the Comanche horse culture. They called them “God Dogs”. They became currency, transportation, means of warfare, food and more. They were so revered that when having intercouse with their wives, warriors would whinny like stallions.
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