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TIL about Posthumous Reproduction where you can “harvest” sperm from a dead person in order to reproduce

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W4Md TIL The Domestic Housecat is believed to be primarily Responsible for the Extinction of at least 33 species of Birds, as well as declining populations of far more
QNXAk TIL that in 2022 SpaceX's Falcon family rockets flew 62 times, accounting for over 3/4ths of American orbital launches(87) and nearly 1/3rd of global launches(187)
gMvPD TIL the bluest blue (to date) was accidentally discovered when a researcher received a grant to explore novel materials for electronics applications and tried to heat together oxides of manganese, yttrium, and indium at two thousand degrees Fahrenheit
E1dNd TIL After Reagan watched the movie WarGames he asked “Could something like this really happen?” to his chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a week later the general returned and said “Mr. president, the problem is much worse than you think.”
W7GeX TIL that only the Gospel of Matthew claims Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Luke and John suggest he was possessed by Satan, while Mark gives no motive. Mark is also the only book to claim he committed suicide, with Acts suggesting he felt no remorse and died accidentally.