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TIL Japanese scientists created a virtually painless needle by studying mosquitoes

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wpXP TIL Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin) was only 17 when Superbad was filmed. As a result, his mother had to be present during his sex scene.
aw8o0 TIL Scaled Composites wanted to register their SpaceShipOne spaceplane with the FAA as N100KM, as a reference to the Kármán line, the boundary between the atmosphere and space, but as it was taken, they settled for N328KF, or 328 kilofeet, the imperial conversion of 100km.
XEv5D TIL to live comfortably as a renter in New York City, you need to earn at least $128,552 a year.
N7LBe TIL that the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere are the opposite of those in the Southern Hemisphere. This means that in Argentina and Australia, winter begins in June.
P19VE TIL that AM Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Broadcasting at Night