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TIL there are females modeling only for menswear.

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QNap9 TIL that a blank TV screen received good audience ratings. During a strike by ITV workers in 1979, the UK network aired a caption stating "Transmissions will start again as soon as possible". One million TVs stayed tuned to ITV, as people hoped the strike would end soon. It ended after 11 weeks.
rjrW TIL that over 100 million Sharks per year are killed to fuel the shark fin industry. This has caused the populations to drop 60-90% over the last 15 years.
Zpx6G TIL that the backup crew for Apollo 12 snuck Playboy pictures into the prime crew’s mission checklist. It also contained geology jokes, such as “observe the protuberances.”
4XnZg TIL pistol shrimp produce a snapping sound that is so loud, US submarines would hover above colonies of them because the sound kept them from being detected by Japanese sonar.
wLmbM TIL LSD was discovered when a chemist was synthesizing some plant components and accidentally consumed some. Afterward, he reported feeling restless, dizzy, and slightly drunk and when he closed his eyes he could see vivid images, pictures, and colors in his mind.