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TIL that “cicisbeo” is the male equivalent to a “mistress!”

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yZeV TIL that there is a law in São Paulo that prohibits advertising such as that of outdoor posters.
M7gVW TIL that Christian Science runs the CSM. This may seem like a "well duh" revelation but Christian Science believes that all diseases are in the head (basically the medical version of flat eartherism) while the CSM is actually quite a reputable source and even won a few Pulitzer Prizes
eRWJ TIL that on this date in 1937, the Japanese army entered Nanking - setting off a six-week orgy of rape, torture and murder that killed over 300,000 people.
JYXjV TIL Catherine Parr, last wife of Henry VIII, her funeral was the first Protestant funeral in England, Scotland or Ireland to be held in English. She is the only royal to be buried in a private residence.
xlvB TIL Boys in the top third in terms of IQ are about 50 per cent more likely than the bottom third to have use drugs such as amphetamines and ecstasy when older