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TIL that all male Astronauts going to the International Space Station from Russia are required to pee on a bus tire prior to launch. A tradition started by Yuri Gagarin.

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yQVGe TIL Compuserve, my first personal 'online' experience (after Usenet in college) still had active forums running, until today...
vPRR8 TIL that some countries presume organ donor consent with a system known as 'opt-out'. Surprisingly, the only significant result (as of this 2019 study) has been a reduction in living organ donation
b6ogZ TIL that the first writing system evolved from accounting practices in ancient Mesopotamia. Over a thousand years later, Chinese writing independently developed from divination practices in ancient China.
b64pa TIL Chocolate has caffeine, dark chocolate has as much as 12mg per ounce, milk chocolate has as much as 9mg in 1.55 ounces, and white chocolate has no caffeine
er9E TIL: That studies of poorly performing medicines often get buried and positive studies are more than twice as likely to be published