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TIL a porcupine cannot be raped

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Z8EDG TIL of Anandibai Joshi, the first female doctor from India. She was also the first woman in India to complete her studies in western medicine from the United States.
gr6j8 TIL the BBC payed closely to 1.1 million pounds in restitution and 1.4 million pounds in donations, losing in the process the sole production of the Queen's Royal Christmas Message due to the famous Diana interview, which was obtained under "questionable means".
OWW6 TIL The Greek god of fertility, had a never ending boner and his sacrificial animal was the ass. His name gave rise to the medical term priapism – a prolonged erection
16A9P TIL The Chequered flag originated in a road rally, in 1906. S.Walden divided the courses into sections; the time check at the end of each section was performed by race officials called "checkers". These checkers used Chequered flags to identify themselves.
XjZ6 TIL there exists an “Anti-Cheese” edit of the Phantom Menace, which removes virtually all of Jar-Jar’s dialogue, the racist dialect of the Neimoidians, and the goofy banter of the battle droids.