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TIL the song I only knew as the "Austin Powers Theme" was actually "Soul Bossa Nova" composed by Quincy Jones in 1962

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EgnQp TIL: Lobsters don’t die of old age due to an enzyme called ‘telomerase’ that increases the number of divisions their cells can make, allowing them to repair their bodies and live extraordinarily long lives
Mxv8 TIL that the Soviet Union designed a machine gun with such a recoil that it would damage the plane it was mounted on. Fuel tanks would rupture, parts would fall off, and electronic circuits would take damage. At least three crashes can be attributed to just using the gun.
GW01 TIL that listening to music, especially instrumental music, can release the same hormones as climaxing during intercourse and that people who have strong musical backgrounds are more susceptible.
kR77 TIL of the Cagayan Battles of 1582 in the Philippines, the only recorded battle between European infantry and samurai. Conquistadors vs Samurai.
EGxd TIL the nuclear nightmare scene in Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) was considered “the most accurate depiction of a nuclear blast ever created for a fictional motion picture” by members of U.S. federal nuclear testing labs.