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TIL Andy Warhol made a film which was one continuos shot of a man’s face receiving oral sex for 45 minutes.

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Me65b TIL that the last Salem Witch Trial actually took place as late as 1878 - it was a civil court case in which Lucretia Brown accused Daniel Spofford of using mesmeric mental powers to harm her. Both followed the Christian Science religion, which includes a belief in mesmerism. The case was dismissed.
mxNxE TIL that Madagascar has a larger population than Australia by almost a million people. Madagascar has a population of 25,570,900 while Australia has 24,598,930.
a4yM TIL There is a species of ants that have formed a single global super-colony
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