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TIL that celibacy of the Catholic clergy began as a means protect the church from having to support the heirs of a deceased priest and prevent them from inheriting church property.

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yBLa TIL that there is in fact gravity at the international space station. So much so that someone that weighs 100 lbs on earth would weigh 90 on the station. The reason they float isn’t due to a lack of gravity, but rather because the astronauts are in a perpetual free fall.
D1pkv TIL that Neil Armstrong took souvenirs to the Moon. Specifically, he carried cloth and pieces of propeller from the original Wright Flyer, which Wilbur and Orville flew at Kitty Hawk. Armstrong specifically requested to take the items, and they were counted as his personal belongings.
LQoVv TIL that Stuart Little isn't a mouse, he's a normal boy in "every way except that he is only just over two inches tall and looks exactly like a mouse."
XVeE TIL that when celebrity chef Jamie Oliver slaughtered a live lamb on television, he was praised by PETA for broadcasting it uncensored, as it “could turn the more diehard carnivore into a vegetarian”.
LQYed TIL that Singapore banned chewing gum 1992 to 2004. The ban was so strict that travelers had to declare any gum at immigration, and violators faced fines up to S$10,000 or jail time.