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TIL that the half life of Bismuth is over a billion times the estimated age of the universe

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kO6og TIL in the 1800’s thousands of pigs roamed the streets of NYC, providing the only source of sanitation-eating trash/waste. Children were attacked, pigs held up traffic,carriages fell over. Pigs eventually outnumbered humans-leading to disease and political unrest between upper/lower classes.
R59BQ TIL there exist transport aircraft without ailerons for sake of short take off and landing capabilities. Instead, the entire trailing edge is lined with flaps and maneuvering is achieved using spoilers on top of the wing. One such example is the Mitsubishi MU-2
LkMQp TIL that as a result of being raised in a very religious household, Axl Rose (singer for Guns N' Roses) was not only a choir boy in his youth, but also a Sunday School teacher.
17eV TIL By having at least four orgasms a week, a mans chances of prostate cancer are reduced.
DVpj TIL that some homosexual concentration camp prisoners were forced to serve out the remainder of their sentences after liberation and end of WW2