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TIL there are 550,000 miles of flexible undersea cables that carry the world’s data. Both USA and UK government agencies tap directly into it

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VMbKQ TIL that voicing Homer Simpson was Dan Castellaneta's second role in any professional production. He has portrayed the character continuously for 33 years.
1aaY7 TIL that a Sonderkommando in Auschwitz-II successfully took four pictures of the death camp in action that were smuggled out of the camp by the Polish resistance in a toothpaste tube #1-2 cremation of corpses in a fire pit from the chamber #3 naked women before they enter the chamber #4 miss-aimed
mxkVx TIL researchers found frequent masturbation in young men raised the risk for prostate cancer but in older men it lowered the risk. For older men, it helps drain the prostate of fluids that may contain cancer-causing substances. For younger it's a sign of excessive cancer inducing hormones.
0d0py TIL There is a type of animal migration called a Lessepsian migration, which describes any migration facilitated by man-made structures. It is named after Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French diplomat in charge of the Suez Canal's construction, which has facilitated over 1000 invasive species.
mL0P TIL There are only 22 countries in the world that the British haven’t invaded or attacked.