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TIL that the scientific definition of a Kilogram uses the Planck constant(which gives the relationship between energy/mass and frequency of a photon) in its formula. Pg131

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AErB TIL that some women have orgasms during childbirth.
p6GA TIL: The slow loris is a mammal that is both poisonous and venomous. To access its poison, it rubs its hands under glands near its armpits, then applies the poison to its teeth, the bite can put a predator into anaphylactic shock. The mothers also put the poison on babies before leaving to forage.
gMAg8 TIL a Dutch maintenance man came up with the idea of baking a drawing of a fly into porcelain urinal bowls to reduce urinal spillage.
w5o1 TIL when asked about his relatively low-profile film career after winning the Oscar with ‘Amadeus’, F. Murray Abraham (Salieri) said, “Even though I won the Oscar, I can still take the subway in New York, and nobody recognizes me. Some actors might find that disconcerting, but I find it refreshing.”
Z8r7B TIL that Canadian sports network rivals TSN and SportsNet were once based at the same office complex, with only a parking lot separating the two. Workers would refer to leaving one channel for the other as “crossing the lot”