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TIL Buzz Aldrin was the first person to pee themselves on the moon and no one has fought him over the title

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Gr0E TIL that as a protest, a UK voter drew a large penis on his ballot paper next to a candidate’s name. But as the rules simply state “make a mark next to the candidate of your choice” it counted as an official vote.
M7wb8 TIL that in the 3rd century the Roman Empire had a pandemic of an Ebola-like disease that killed 5,000 people per day in Rome alone and the ensuing social unrest contributed to the rise of Christianity
8egdL TIL armadillos are known to kill and eat the infants of much larger animals like deer, sheep, and cows
xVk40 TIL that the notion of Germans being hard workers is a myth. Germany actually has the LEAST cumulative work hours out of all developed nations, with Mexico working the most.
9Yeom TIL that Amazon pays music artists $0.00402 per stream, so to earn $1830.85 in a month it would require 366,169 streams.