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TIL that in 2008 humans sent a message to the planet Gilese 581c. It will arrive in 2029. If life on the planet responds, we would first hear back from them in 2050.

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D1kQg TIL Most flavored condoms use glycerin for the flavoring or taste. Sugar/glycerin can throw off the PH balance of a woman's vagina which drastically increases the chance for developing a yeast infection so flavored condoms are only for oral sex
0YL5 TIL the Supreme Court has ruled police have no legal duty to enforce restraining orders, after police failed to act on the restraining order of a mother whose 3 children were later murdered by her ex-husband.
E1mQ0 TIL A California woman died in 2007 because she held her pee in too long during a radio contest to win a brand new Nintendo Wii for her children. The station was held liable and made to pay $16.5 million in damages
x6LV7 TIL Sigmund Freud wrote a book where he claimed Moses actually worshipped an Egyptian sun deity.
0wLMN TIL Wally Amos, of Famous Amos cookies, was also the host of an adult learning program, Learn to Read on PBS in the late ‘80s. He has been advocating and promoting literacy for nearly his entire life.