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TIL that professional cyclists pee while cycling to save time, but are fined if it is in front of spectators or cameras.

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4Vya TIL after writing several scathing editorials about a scientist’s “ridiculous” claim that the moon could be reached with rockets, the New York Times published a correction…three days before the moon landing in 1969.
ZpyLY TIL the Austrlian jewel beetle nearly went extinct because of Emu beer bottles. Their colour and texture drove the male beetles wild with lust, causing them to ignore the females of the species and swarm the bottles until they starved to death or were eaten by other animals.
oBJDR TIL the Latin choral part in the Mr. Bean theme song is "Ecce homo qui est faba", which translates to "Behold the man who is a bean"
aMPM TIL that making clam chowder with tomatoes is illegal in Maine
wjnP TIL that John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) of the Sex Pistols has been married for over 30 years to a German publishing heiress