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R7m6Q TIL about long-time nuclear waste warning messages, including a "landscape of thorns whose shape suggests danger and bodily harm".
DQJyY TIL that Hasekura Tsunenaga was, in all likelihood, the first Japanese to cross the Atlantic. He set sail from Tsukinoura, travelled overland through Mexico, then sailed to Europe, where he visited Spain, popped briefly to France, and travelled to Rome for an audience with the Pope in 1615.
eKr6 TIL that the fastest (english) typist in the world could maintain 150 words per minute with a max speed of 212 wpm. She also failed her high school typing class.
XEEQR TIL that just before ejaculation sperm travels thru a tube called the vas deferens and picks up a sugary substance that acts a bit like rocket fuel.
nd1Y TIL that a deaf 45 year old North Carolina man was repeatedly stabbed after he was walking down the street, signing to his friend and a gang member mistook their signing conversation for gang signs.