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TIL the first "mooning incident" resulted in the deaths of 10,000 Jews.

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MedO0 TIL: There is an airport in the Scottish Western Isles where planes use a beach as the runway. Arrival & departures must be scheduled around the tides, which can cover the runway areas with up to 6 feet of water.
Nljb TIL Yuri Gagarin had to eject himself and parachute down to Earth because his reentry from space in the capsule would have killed him as it had no brake mechanisms to slow him down sufficiently
ZpG84 TIL that the common advice to patients to help treat depression (to "exercise") can be easily achieved through DANCE! The BMJ confirms that dancing is an effective form of exercise to treat depression. Crank the tunes!
lo4D5 TIL that in 2014 when impoverished Ivory Coast cocoa farmers were asked what they were growing was made into, they didn’t know. The farmers knew cocoa was some type of food but they had never heard of or tasted chocolate until reporters brought them a chocolate bar to try.
OGBgY TIL: Coca-Cola no longer includes the actual Cola nut