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TIL there isn't actually an Amazonian fish that swims up penises

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eywn TIL that the shape of Pringles potato chips (a hyperbolic paraboloid) was designed using a supercomputer to be aerodynamically stable so they don’t fly off the manufacturing line.
KYRA4 TIL that in 1952 US President Harry S Truman refused involvement with the British plan to overthrow the democratically elected PM of Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh, fearing the precedent of CIA involvement in foreign coups. The coup was carried out a year later after Eisenhower was elected to replace him
R7ZD9 TIL of William Pitsenbarger who had over 250 rescue missions during the Vietnam War and is just one of six enlisted recipients of the USAF to receive the Medal of Honor.
XE7Vj TIL usually people blink 20 times per minute but only 7 times while using computer
jNPrN TIL in 2010 Spain held a siesta competition. It lasted 20 minutes and contestants were awarded points on the quality of their sleep, their positions, their snores and even for their pyjamas.