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TIL that there are thousands of Palestinians serving in the Israeli Armed Forces

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Bjge TIL that when Lodewijk van den Ber designed an experiment for the Space Shuttle, NASA asked for a list of eight people who could fly in orbit to run it. Adding his own name to finish the list, to van den Ber’s amazement he became the first Dutch spaceman despite his age (53) and physical condition.
R9b4 TIL that in 2013 a man found where his kidnapped cousin was being kept, kicked down the door, and killed her abductor
a8K0 TIL that the Roe effect is an hypothesis which suggests that since supporters of abortion rights cause the erosion of their own political base by having fewer children, the practice of abortion will eventually lead to the restriction or illegalization of abortion.
P1MkZ TIL A lesbian rule was historically a flexible rule used to measure or reproduce irregular curves.
BrxNK TIL that there is a snail with the scientific name of Crikey steveirwini, named after Steve Irwin