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TIL Puritans were actually pro-sex for pleasure, and would censure parishioners who denied their partner sex or 3+ months.

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wQOJ TIL Passengers leaving Hawaii on Alaska Airlines can travel with one “properly packaged” box of pineapples as checked baggage for free.
ANWjg TIL the story John Thompson. A young boy who became famous overnight after having both his arms ripped off in a farming accident in 1992. He survived and had both arms successfully reattached and can still use them.
ZdgQ TIL Google has been providing free WiFi to its home city of Mountain View, CA since 2006. The entire city of 75,000!
awaay TIL The banana plant is a herb, distantly related to ginger. There are more than 1,000 types of bananas in the world.
rRQQo TIL when Mayhem's lead singer Dead committed suicide, the group's guitarist Euronymous made necklaces of his skull and gave them to members of the black metal community. This act made bassist Necrobutcher quit; his replacement, Varg Vikernes, murdered Euronymous 2 years later.