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TIL Monoco’s orchestra is bigger than their army

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5VVVr TIL that the James Bond Movies "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker" strayed so far from Ian Fleming's novels that Eon Productions authorized the screenwriter for both, Christopher Wood, to write novelizations based upon the films, rather than promote the original novels.
9Ydo6 TIL Astronauts can’t cry effectively in space. Rather than gravity pulling the tears down as it does on earth, the tears congeal in their eye and sting.
78D1r TIL there is an agency in the Federal Government of the United States called the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. They investigate manufacturing accidents that result in the release of hazardous materials and then make detailed animations about the accidents as learning tools.
0mwj TIL that it’s illegal to have sex in Florida in any position other than “Missionary.” Also, it’s illegal to kiss a woman’s breast during missionary position sex.
8lEG TIL that porn star Haley Paige got married on August 2nd, 2007, and died August 21st that month. Her husband, who never got charged with anything, died the next month.