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TIL the Internet is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

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yVY5V TIL: There used to be a "Bedding Ceremony" during a marriage where the bride and groom are put together in a marital bed in front of numerous witnesses. In 16th century Germany, the guests would leave and play pipes, drums, and celebrate loudly outside the room while the couple consummate.
Ax5l TIL a Minnesota man was busted for building a “vibrator bomb” he intended to give an ex-girlfriend for Christmas. This vibrator was filled with gunpowder, BB shot and buckshot and he said“when the device was inserted into the female he would pull the trigger and it would blow them up.”
WXdN TIL That there was a fire at a Girl’s school in Saudi Arabia which led to the deaths of 15 students because the Religious Police, the Mutaween, would not allow the students to escape because they were not properly covered.
WdZ8 TIL you can make $120/hr letting medical students do pelvic exams on you
eOYb TIL that Apple and Facebook have said they will cover the cost of freezing the eggs of female employees who want to delay having a baby while they pursue their careers