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TIL that in Israel, surrogate sex therapy - in which a person is hired to act as a patient's sexual partner - is available at government expense for soldiers who have been badly injured and need sexual rehabilitation.
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Submitted April 16, 2021 at 11:49AM by NinjaDiscoJesus
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TIL in 1879 it was estimated the Oxford English Dictionary to take 10 years for completion, but in five years they'd only reached the word "Ant". After crowdsourcing readers to help it was completed 44 years later. The publishers now estimate it would take a single person 120 years to just type it.
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Submitted April 16, 2021 at 05:31PM by WhileFalseRepeat
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TIL A Texas 12-year-old Calvin Graham lied about his age to enlist in the Navy during WWII. He was awarded a 'Bronze Star' for his work as a gunner in a fight vs a Japanese destroyer but was later stripped of his award after the Navy discovered his real age.
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Submitted April 16, 2021 at 05:51PM by zSalsy
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TIL cows are often fed chicken litter which contains chicken poop, and chickens are often fed crushed bone meal, which can be crushed cow bones, and all this can lead to the spread of mad cow disease
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Submitted April 16, 2021 at 06:37PM by cltfarmer
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TIL the first sex dolls were created by 16th century European sailors who were isolated during voyages. The dolls were often made of sewn cloth or old clothes. Later, the Dutch sold some of these dolls to the Japanese, and the term "Dutch wives" is still sometimes used in Japan to refer to sex dolls
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Submitted April 16, 2021 at 08:50PM by ooldodoljuls
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TIL Elie Wiesel lost his life savings to Bernie Madoff. When he heard the news, he turned to his wife, and said "We have seen worse."
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Submitted April 16, 2021 at 10:21PM by holyfruits
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TIL that in 1999, a group of hackers discovered that they could enter any Hotmail account by simply entering “eh” as a password. It was fixed by Microsoft within two hours.
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Submitted April 16, 2021 at 11:36PM by EL-PLANTAIN
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TIL Mark Riedl developed software to create parody lyrics to existing songs and dubbed his creation 'Weird A.I. Yankovic'.
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Submitted April 16, 2021 at 11:15PM by AudibleNod
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TIL between the 1840's and 1940's there was an idea that couples did better to sleep in separate beds. People thought if couples slept together the sleeper who was weaker in some way (such as older) would absorb vitality from the sleeper who was stronger in some way
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Submitted April 16, 2021 at 07:07PM by GregJamesDahlen
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TIL in the 1970's after the popularity of Bruce Lee films, nunchucks were made illegal in many countries including the U.S. They were (incorrectly) believed to be extraordinarily dangerous and still remain illegal to possess in CA and MA. NY's nunchuck ban was ruled unconstitutional in 2018.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 03:28AM by Featherin_it_champ
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TIL All New Yorkers used to have to move on May 1st if their lease expired. It was known as "Moving Day" which led to massive traffic jams.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 04:03AM by muadeebpaul
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TIL A dig in London unearthed a stylus inscribed with 'I went to Rome and all I got you was this stylus' that dates back to 70 a.d.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 06:59AM by Knight_of_the_Lepus
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TIL that in 1948, the United Nations created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which outlines basic rights and freedoms universal to all humans. It has since become foundational in international law and is the most translated document, with copies available in 524 languages
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 04:11AM by WiseBeginning
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TIL in the early 90s John Travolta's career was over until director Quentin Tarantino asked to meet. Quentin made John play board games from his past movies and had him recite famous lines to his past films. At the end of the evening Quentin offered the part of Vincent in Pulp Fiction.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 07:08AM by shaka_sulu
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TIL that the original Cousin Itt wig was made of human hair, but was eventually replaced with synthetic because everybody on set smoked and producers were afraid the actor would go up in flames
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 03:30AM by EtOHMartini
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TIL in the 1st century AD two major Talmudic schools had a debate over whether mankind would've been better off having been born or not having been born. After two and a half years of argument, votes were counted and the side defending birth lost
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 06:30AM by Mr_Basketcase
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TIL that, on the 90s show "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" the powder thrown on the fire to make it roar was Coffee-Mate. This is demonstrated in the Hulu documentary "The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story"
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 08:51AM by mirthquake
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