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TIL That The First Gravity Chairs Were Developed To Help Astronauts Mimic Posture During A Shuttle Launch.

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QNE6k TIL in June 2019 Germany taxed sanitary products at 19% and books at 7%, so a company started packaging and selling Tampons as books at the 7% tax rate and there was nothing authorities could do about it.
v1OW7 TIL When you cry because of something emotional your tears contain a natural pain killer and mood enhancer, which is said to be the reason why crying makes you feel better.
16wyD TIL A manga series by the name of Cooking Papa (no relation to the game series Cooking Mama) is one of the longest running in japanese comics: it was published from 1985 to 2021 with a total of 157 volumes.
VBW80 TIL Bolivia and Venezuela (as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) are named after Simón Bolívar
J1vP4 TIL Kendrick Lamar is the only musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music