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TIL Although people assume that aggressive people are more likely to have rough sex, research shows that novelty-seeking people (people constantly looking for new experiences) are most likely to indulge in rough sex.

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16AWO TIL that, following World War 1, many black veterans were subject to violent murders and abuse. Many were attacked fro refusing to take off their uniforms
do7j Today I learned that, after surviving a 5-story fall and coming back up the stairs to see his wife screaming, a drunk Russian man then jumped back off the balcony, surviving again
5YB08 TIL that the females of most bird species only have one functioning ovary (the left one). The right one exists, but does not develop fully and is non-functional. This is probably an adaptation to reduce body weight for flight.
kOa8g TIL: Southwest Airlines once slid off a runway in Burbank, California and into city streets. After the incident, Southwest was billed for the emergency services response. Southwest refused to pay, citing taxes paid to the city entitled them to use of the services.
0ERj TIL two British students tried to kidnap Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home in 1964; when he answered the door, he convinced them not to kidnap him by saying “I suppose you realize if you do, the Conservatives will win the election by 200 or 300”