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TIL scientists filmed a couple having sex using a MRI

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kON6B TIL That the punk band NOFX received many offers to sign with major record labels, but the band declined the offers. Thay stated that they explicitly rejected the advances of major record labels and radio airplay, stating "We've been doing fine all these years without you so leave us alone!"
Me7r7 Unpredictable extremes of weather could be a huge problem. Simon N. Gosling, a geographer at the University of Nottingham in England, and Robert E. Davis of the University of Virginia agree that hotter weather on average isn't as dangerous as unexpected weather. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in April looked at how temperature fluctuations over a single summer affect mortality in vulnerable populations.
4XGl6 TIL every year, hundreds of people go missing into the American wilderness without a trace, with Oregon’s national parks amongst the highest disappearances.
LkoJ9 TIL that the alternating current (AC) flows only near the outer surface of conducting wire ie the current is not evenly distributed inside the conductor. This phenomena is k/n as Skin Effect. 95% current flows near the skin and only 0 - 2% current flows in the center.
v6kj TIL the first youtube video uploaded was of a guy talking about an elephant