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TIL black women have smaller vaginal openings than white women

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rJ1x TIL that “Where the Wild Things Are” was originally titled “Land of the Wild Horses” until the author Maurice Sendak realized that he couldn’t draw horses and changed the name.
GYBVg TIL TIL: Piranhas are mostly scavengers and fairly harmless fish to humans. The reason we think they're rabid flesh eaters is because a bunch of Brazilians played a practical joke on Teddy Roosevelt.
Mel5A TIL that there have been actual scientific studies comparing apples and oranges in order to prove that you can in fact compare apples and oranges. One such study conducted by a NASA researcher named Scott Sandford used infrared spectroscopy to analyze and compare the fruits.
7887M TIL that the richest sports league in the entire world, the NFL, has revenues about the same as Sherwin-Williams paint stores.
rxP1 TIL that from 1757 to 1795, an anonymous writer published an annual directory of London prostitutes. It sold thousands of copies each year, and detailed everything from their specialities to the size of their breasts.