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TIL Kaninhoppning (lit. Bunny Hopping) Is the Rabbit Version of Show Jumping

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6wOQ TIL The US military still uses 8-inch floppy disks to run its nuclear program. They are used to coordinate intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear bombers and tanker support aircraft.
Oon9a TIL the last direct heir to Genghis Khan now works as a radio host in the United States
g5pW TIL that the male urethra produces a spiral stream of urine that has the effect of cleaning the external urethral meatus (Where the urine exits the body). The lack of an equivalent mechanism in the female urethra partly explains why urinary tract infections occur so much more frequently in females
4XQp5 TIL of Lois Gibson, a forensic artist whose sketches have led to the arrest of over 1,200 criminals. One of her sketches was the first ever used on America's Most Wanted, and she's known for her uncanny accuracy.
1aQa8 TIL Saint Valentine is not only the patron saint of lovers but also of epileptics and beekeepers