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TIL that the Moon smells like gunpowder and Space smells like burnt steak.

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XEEwP TIL death row inmates in Japan are held in solitary confinement and “told [when] they are to be hanged just hours before they are taken to the gallows.”Their families are notified only after their demise.
BgB5D TIL that in Italy until 1981, if you caught your daughter or sister having extra-marital sex and killed them, the sentence was just 3-7 years of prison.
KY9g4 TIL in early cinema, actors were not credited in films because producers feared fame might lead to demands for higher wages from stars. In 1910, Florence Lawrence (formerly just "the Biograph Girl") became the first actress to have her name used in advertisements to promote her movies.
nWN0Y TIL Tobacco smoke enemas were used in an attempt to resuscitate victims of near drowning.
R59p8 TIL Not only do giant pandas defecate around 40 times a day on average and consume their mother's feces, but they also love to roll around in horse manure. They will rub horse manure all over themselves until their entire body is covered. Since they don't hibernate, this helps keep them warm.