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TIL Asians on average have wider feet than Europeans or Americans for the same foot length, based on an analysis of 1.2 million foot scans

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Vnak TIL that in addition to numerous allegations of corruption, the current president of FIFA once headed an organization whose mission was to outlaw nylons so women would be forced to wear garters which he considered sexier
pXnO TIL that we produce a lot of saliva just before vomiting in order to protect our teeth from erosion due the acidity of vomit.
Ja9v TIL Nobody has ever been fired from Valve for making a mistake.
9YmyD TIL Tame Impala is a single person named Kevin Parker who writes, plays, and produces all the recorded music, but tours with a group of other musicians to form the full live band.
kOLm4 TIL Klystron (linear beam vacuum tubes used in particle accelerators) comes from the Greek verb klyzo - referring to the action of waves breaking against a shore.