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TIL breast ironing is a thing they do - in Cameroon. Mothers who do it believe it decreases the likelihood of their daughters being raped.

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oE5A TIL : Louis Vuitton sued dog toy company Haute Diggity Dog over their “Chewy Vuiton” chewy handbags. The court ruled in favour of the dog toy company.
MMaK TIL the reason that (research) submarines are yellow is because yellow is one of the last few colours to be visible at great depth.
gMoGb TIL Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, comedian Kenny Everett, and actress Cleo Rocos once dressed Princess Diana as a man so they could go out and party in a south London bar. Reportedly the princess enjoyed herself so much she told them "we must do it again!"
4Xp8b TIL that on New Years Eve, Paramedics in New Orleans, LA are required to wear Kevlar infused combat helmets for the 15 minutes before and after midnight because of the frequency of falling bullets.
W769 TIL just how historically inaccurate Braveheart actually was. Prince Edward II (by then the king) didn’t marry Isabella of France until 3 years after William Wallace was hung, drawn, and quartered. She was 13 years old.