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TIL that a “moment” actually is a specific amount of time. About 90 seconds

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KOGZB TIL Canada used to operate aircraft carriers
OdZ1 TIL Repetition compulsion is a psychological phenomenon in which a person repeats a traumatic event or its circumstances over and over again. This includes reenacting the event or putting oneself in situations where the event is likely to happen again
owEA TIL India is the first and only country to have banned the import of foie gras, which is liver from ducks who have food forced down their throats with pipes.
n5Gd TIL that the manager of Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry once stated “they’ll put a man on the moon before he hits a home run.” Just a mere hour after the Apollo 11 moon landing, Perry hits his career’s first and only home run.
pYJkG TIL cicadas can sexually transmit a fungus that produces psychedelic effects, similar to mushrooms, so they don't really care about their condition. It also makes their butts fall off.