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TIL there is a Japanese word, kenjataimu, for the post-orgasmic period when a man’s thoughts are no longer impaired by his sexual drive and he can think clearly like a “sage” of clear mind.

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R7xlw TIL in spite of it’s famous meltdown of reactor #4 in 1986, and a fire in 1991, Chernobyl continued to operate until 2000
wodwY TIL that until 1956 French children were served wine during school lunch breaks, and allowed up to half a litre a day!
X01xE TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake."
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