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TIL that men can actually be allergic to their own orgasms

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ZLLG TIL that Dutch company Philips invented the cassette, portable radio, VCR, and CD
6EKO7 TIL the Titanic isn't the largest passenger ship wreck on the sea floor. Its sister ship, the Brittanic, sank in WWI during its service as a hospital ship, after hitting a sea mine near Greece. 1035 survived while 30 people died, most from a lifeboat hitting the ship's propeller.
oRoaE TIL flights from Los Angeles to Seoul Korea fly over Alaska. I had to grab a globe just to verify that it is the shortest distance.
4k4Wb TIL that the word ‘bomb’ refers to bees, because ancients used to throw beehives as an early sort of grenade
wx9P TIL that during WWII, Stigler a German pilot with 22 victories, spotted a badly damaged American B-17 Bomber. He noticed that the tail gunner was dead and they posed no threat. Instead of shooting it down, he escorted it to safety. 40 years later, the pilots reunited and became buddies.