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TIL the U.S. ranks 50th in erection length.

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4kOmw TIL in 1800’s New York City, pigs roamed freely and ate trash in the streets. When city government attempted to ban them in 1821, pig owners refused and rioted, causing the government to suspend their efforts. Over the next 28 years, owners continued to riot anytime the city tried to ban pigs.
N7QBQ TIL that in 1849, a fossil arm bone from a 10 foot long sea turtle was discovered in a streambed in New Jersey. In 2012, an amateur paleontologist found the other half of the same bone and the two halves were reunited after more than 160 years apart