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TIL that the chainsaw was originally invented in the 1780s to assist doctors with difficult childbirths by cutting into the cartilage and bone in a procedure called a symphysiotomy.

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p81XZ TIL The air conditioner could lead to an increase in allergy symptoms causing sneezing, and the air inside homes is said to be up to five times more polluted than the air outdoors
Yo67 TIL Keurig pod inventor regrets having invented it and doesn’t own one.
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NbMP TIL that in Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’