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TIL Man Sues NASA For Landing On His Asteroid

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YbV7 TIL that a Japanese Officer in WW2 killed himself rather than order his 2000 subordinates to conduct a kamikaze attack
WWG4 TIL that having sex 3-4 times/week increases the rates of expulsion of kidney stones and decreases the risk of renal colic.
Zp8MR TIL that during filming of a music video for a Nine Inch Nails song the ropes holding a camera, used to film Trent Reznor's "dead" body, snapped. The balloon carrying the camera brought it 200 miles to a farmer's field in Michigan. A farmer gave it to the FBI who investigated it as a snuff film.
nWVQB TIL Gatorade + Beer was sold as Hop’n Gator, in the 70’s.
0wAeL TIL when Robert E Lee and the confederate army surrendered, Union soldiers silently saluted them. Normally victorious armies would taunt or mock defeated ones, but Union general Chamberlain respected the confederatestood much and ordered his men to salute.