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TIL: The Pittsburgh Parking Chair is a thing

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NV0e TIL… When Alan Shepard was waiting for liftoff to become the first American in space, a reporter asked him what he was thinking about. He replied “The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.” [Fixed Title]
6919l TIL that nearly 9 out 10 Egyptian women aged 15 to 49 have had their clitoris removed as the practice of FGM is still rife in the country
0dJmM TIL in 2007 in Arizona, an earth fissure killed a horse that fell into a crack and couldn’t be freed
9MMp TIL a way to check if you’re in a Lucid dream is to read some text whilst dreaming. The words will either appear illegible, or if you look away then re-read the text, the words will have changed. (Section B.4.a. of link)
R5lZ9 TIL The root cause of transient motion-related illnesses (e.g., seasickness, carsickness), especially why some people seem to be inherently immune, is not fully understood.