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TIL that in America in 1960, 30% of all brides gave birth within 8.5 months of their wedding

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NJgE TIL of the existence of “Ring galaxies” - galaxies in which the majority of stars and gas coalesce in a donut-like shape around the center, in contrast to the typical galaxy in which stars and gas coalesce at the center itself.
QNW8p TIL Axl Rose tried to beat up David Bowie on the set of a bondage rock & roll video because he was flirting with his girlfriend
ADrdn TIL that "hit me baby one more time" from Britney Spears's debut single was meant to mean "hit me up on the telephone" and was a mistranslation by the Swedish songwriter
mMmo TIL that one theory on why we are ticklish is that it serves as a mechanism for developing combat skills. Most often practiced from parent to child, tickling activates vulnerable areas on the body that develop a defensive reaction while producing laughter that encourages the ‘attacker’ to continue.
PPmw TIL Spiders can learn to do backflips in space, and then try(unsuccessfully) the move when brought back to earth.