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TIL you can cure hiccups by having an orgasm

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MeyjA TIL about the Nuremberg Chronicle, an ambitious history of the world published in 1493, with over 300 pages and 2,000 illustrations. Six blank pages are reserved at the end to record events from 1493 to Judgment Day.
ne0Nb TIL that a Bangladeshi woman was still pregnant with twins in a second uterus after she gave her first birth only 26 days ago
m1Gno Today I learned that it is illegal to sell rulers with only inches on them in Japan
mxGjM TIL at a time when the typical burger was 35 cents, McDonald's sold them for for 15 cents each, thanks to having a more efficient and low-cost sales model for their food. This led to increased sales and allowed for expansion of the chain.
xblo TIL that in 1957, the BBC aired an April Fools segment showing a family harvesting spaghetti from the family spaghetti tree. When viewers asked how they could grow their own, they were told to place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.