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TIL the mutant heroine, Kitty Pryde was named by comic book artist John Byrne in honor of a former classmate to whom he'd promised to name his first original comic character after.

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aMyN TIL that there is a person on the House of Congress’ Science Committee who believes that everything to do with the study of Embryonic development is a fabrication.
RMD4 TIL 70% Britain’s land today is still owned by an 0.6% aristocratic elite, and they are mostly the same families who owned it in the 19th century.
0w0ZR TIL the awesomely huge Saturn-5 rockets on the Apollo program hauled over six million pounds of mass into space - that's 2.75M kilos, or 3,000 tons.
pMXO TIL Frank Hayes, a jockey who died in 1923 after suffering a fatal heart attack in the middle of a steeplechase at Belmont Park in New York State, USA. His lifeless body stayed on the saddle until his horse crossed the finish line, making him the only jockey known to have won a race after death
VB7Rm TIL that when men develop a habit of masturbating face down on their stomach, it can lead to various sexual dysfunctions such as delayed ejaculation and ED.