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TIL that the song “Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

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eZ84 TIL that it was once customary for Indian women to be burned alive on their husband’s funeral pyre. A British general outlawed it, saying: This … is your custom… But my nation has also a custom. When men burn women alive we hang them"
yQ5yJ TIL Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation offered a $100,000 start up grant to design next generation condoms that “significantly preserves or enhances pleasure” and promote regular use.
kL7d TIL that during the celebration of Roman Triumph, a servant would be tasked with standing behind a victorious General and whispering in his ear “Respice post te! Hominem te esse memento! Memento mori.” meaning “Look behind you! Remember that you are but a man! Remember that you will die.”
4XEO6 TIL the cause of discomfort from eating raw kiwis and pineapples, microscopic needles that tear your mouth called Raphides.
JYJJl TIL Carol Grace, wife of comedy legend Walter Matthau, was a friend of writer Truman Capote, and the inspiration for Holly Golightly in his “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”