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TIL the word Bastard originated to describe a man who was successful regardless of heritage

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XEODQ Children have energy levels greater than endurance athletes.
0daGj TIL that turtles can breathe out of the cloaca [anus]
rNEXe TIL that jukeboxes in the 1940s and 50s sometimes contained a "silent" record so someone could choose to turn the music off for a bit.
e0RY6 TIL a man falsely imprisoned for 10 years spent most of his time at the library to study law and prove his innocence, and then became a lawyer to help free other people who have been falsely convicted.
Ype7 TIL that astronauts are recommended to jerk off in space, and that a married couple who were part of the crew of STS-47 most likely were the first to have sexual intercourse in outer space.