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TIL Ancient Roman texts describe a tell for pathicus - a derogatory term that describes the passive man in same-sex acts. When a man scratches his head with only one finger, that was the tell of a pathicus because he was careful not to disturb is hairdo.

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GYDb1 TIL Adolf Hitler's personal chauffeur and close confidant, Emil Maurice, was Jewish. He was also one of the founding members of the SS. After uncovering of his Jewish heritage, Hitler declared that he was an 'honorary Aryan' and prevented him from being expelled from the SS by Himmler.
Egy1w TIL that cotton candy was invented by a dentist
Brnbe TIL, Since 2007, all of McDonald's delivery trucks in the UK have been fueled by used cooking oil from their restaurants.
4XpZJ TIL male humans, like other numerous primates, biologically tend to produce and ejaculate more sperm during intercourse when there is a perceived or a known rival competing with them.
l70P5 TIL in the first millennium, small Christian communities were established in south & east Asia. Some Mongol tribes were Christian, & some of Genghis Khan's daughter-in-laws came from Christian clans. A small Christian community was also established in India around 300AD, which still exists today.