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TIL May is National Masturbation Month, and the 28th of May is celebrated as National Masturbation Day

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e0nbE TIL it is believed that one of the reasons for the paranoia and bizarre behavior that led to the Salem Witch Trials was caused because of a fungus, Ergot, which grows on rye plants and is a close cousin of LSD. Mistaking it for large rye grain, Salem villagers ground it into their bread and ate it.
GYo55 TIL in 2005, the Vietnam War ballad "Fortunate Son" was used in a commercial for Wrangler Jeans, while the drug culture anthem "Lust For Life" was used by Royal Caribbean to promote their cruises.
pYAge TIL there's a fruit that tastes like chocolate pudding. It's a fruit native to Central and South America called diospyros nigra, or black sapote, that tastes like chocolate and sweet custard.
Ype9G TIL: Opossums are responsible for keeping us safe from ticks.
7rjdr TIL that during Pol Pot's regime, average life expectancy in Cambodia in 1977 was 18.91 years.