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TIL that a mosquito sitting on your arm exerts more gravitational pull on you than the moon.

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M7Z17 TIL in 2003 a British woman's chastity belt set off a metal detector alarm at Athens airport. She explained that her husband made her put it on to ensure that she didn't have an affair during her brief trip to Greece. She was allowed to fly on to London on the pilot's responsibility.
YpGRZ TIL Germans sunk an oil tanker at the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1942 during WWII
EgZMP TIL that Nintendo tried to shut down not just a Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament at EVO 2013, but the whole event itself, which was a charity fundraiser event. Nintendo quickly reversed the decision after backlash.
BrjMD TIL That the USSR tried creating a Jewish homeland in far East Russia, and it's still known as the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Also that it has a rainbow flag.
woywY TIL that Gloria Ramirez earned the nickname "The Toxic Lady" because doctors and nurses became ill after airborne exposure to her body. She had cervical cancer, and while treating her, three hospital workers fainted, and others experienced symptoms such as shortness of breath and muscle spasms.