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TIL First act of sexual intercourse ‘was done sideways, square-dance style’

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EgDbo TIL A 1947 US law dictates that all Labor Union officers must swear an oath affirming not to be members of the 'Communist Party' or any party that wants to overthrow of the U.S. govt.
D107v TIL: British Navy officers play Britney Spears songs to scare off Somali pirates. The rationale of playing these songs is because, supposedly, Somali pirates have a strong dislike for western culture and music, which make Britney Spears’ songs a perfect fit to make them move on quickly.
Zpdk4 TIL that Pandora didn't open a box - she opened a jar. (Pithos - the word in Greek for the thing she opened - is a large ceramic jar the size of a person.)
xV9ZD TIL on 1973, due to high prices for beef, fish from a pond in Bowne Park, in Flushing, Queens, New York, ended in kitchen refrigerators in the neighborhood
4kmJ6 TIL that there’s a bus system in Adelaide AU that takes a bus from the roadway to a rail system across town, with beautiful park scenery and tunnels.