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TIL that rats masturbate

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neJLb TIL that during the Great Depression, the Hershey Company marketed Mr. Goodbar as a "tasty lunch" because the peanuts it contained provided added nutritional value. During the 1950s and '60s it was marketed as an "quick energy" bar.
md6y TIL that jams are made from fruit, while jellies are made from juice. Preserves have chunks of fruit, conserves have dried fruit or nuts, and marmalades have peel and pulp. Fruit butters are slow cooked to a smooth consistency.
ZnrD TIL that in-sink garbage disposals were illegal in New York City until 1997, and are still banned in restaurant kitchens.
9Ybn6 TIL in 1941 the grandmother of Martin Luther King fell down and became unresponsive. MLK blamed himself and attempting suicide by jumping from a second story window
rNE11 TIL that certain Mayan bloodletting rituals calls for piercing the penis of a ruler. Blood was then scattered and collected and burned. Other soft body parts were used depending on the needs of the ritual. For example, genitalia would be pierced for fertility rituals.