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TIL that the moon has moonquakes that are caused by gravitational pull from both the Earth and the Sun.

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mxmnY TIL Brothels & sex clubs in the Logano region of Switzerland have been stocking defibrillators to prevent clients from being killed by heart attacks triggered by sexual activity
Ypewv TIL that some people can voluntarily cause a rumbling sound in their ears by tensing the tensor tympani muscle.
WknX TIL in 1970 a disgruntled postgraduate student deliberately infected his roommates with Ascaris suum, a parasitic nematode. This was the first documented human infection by this species.
Po5n TIL that after Kanye West’s mother’s death due to heart problems resulting from her cosmetic surgery, Governor Schwarzenegger signed the “Donda West Law” legislation making it mandatory to prove well being prior to undergoing cosmetic surgery.
jNAen TIL activists tried to eliminate birthright citizenship from the constitution in 1942 to strip Japanese-Americans of their citizenship, claiming their “racial characteristics” made them “unfit for American citizenship.” It was defeated thanks to a coalition between the JACL, NAACP, and ACLU.