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TIL that Jason Momoa who is due to portray Aquaman completed his major in Marine Biology…

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X0wPQ TIL that prior to World War II, the equivalent of comparing someone to Hitler was to compare them to the Pharaoh of the Book of Exodus. Abolitionists compared slavers to Pharaoh, and Confederates compared Lincoln to Pharaoh.
Lk0nP TIL 75% of women in a survey said that they would never marry a partner who was unemployed
GYMv4 TIL human anus are covered by cells similar to those in our mouth. Hence why spicy foods can burn down there just as much as in mouth.
1d9d TIL NASA has decided to use Metric Units for all operations on the lunar surface when it returns to the Moon. The Vision for Space Exploration calls for returning astronauts to the Moon by 2020 and eventually setting up a manned lunar outpost.
wLlr1 TIL the average American male weighs 196lbs (89kg), and the average American female 168lbs (76kg)