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TIL it's possible to buy real human bones online

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D100J TIL: Sucking a King's nipples was an ancient Irish form of submission. Cutting off a royal descendant's nipples made him ineligible for kingship.
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nW4O7 TIL Chris Rock was diagnosed late in life with a nonverbal learning disorder similar to Asperger's syndrome which makes it difficult to understand non-verbal cues and signals.