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TIL during childbirth, the Huichol Indians would tie a rope around the father’s testicles and the mother would tug on it every time she felt a contraction.

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VBKD4 TIL the US Secret Service was founded on April 14 1865 and signed in to law by Abraham Lincoln only hours before he was assassinated.
x68a7 TIL the Seinfeld episode "The Contest" was based on a real life bet Larry David made against a friend of his to find out who can go the longest without masturbating. The amount of the bet is unknown, however it lasted only a few days resulting in a David victory.
0JY1 TIL that claims by yogurt companies in the US that probiotic yogurt has beneficial health effects have all been rejected in the EU, due to insufficient research and thus inconclusive proof.
YpldB TIL the "B" side of Napoleon XIV's "They're Coming to Take Me Away" is just the same song played in reverse.
YpmaA TIL Entomophagy refers to insect-eating. Roughly 2 billion people (over 25% of the world's population) regularly eat insects as part of their diet. Despite being inexpensive, eco-friendly, and high in protein, the West is the only region where insects are not eaten.