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TIL NASA’s Curiosity Rover Leaves Tracks in Morse Code

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Wk6AY TIL that cities with an “erotic services” Craigslist section saw a 17% decrease in the number of women murdered
J1RKm TIL a founding father of the American mafia ran his empire from a funeral home. and he was called "the undertaker".
XEJpr TIL NASA changed their urine-collecting condom sizes from Small, Medium, Large, to Large, Gigantic, Humongous because male astronauts who were not well-endowed continued choosing ‘Large’ even though it was too big.
1aXEX TIL that when Nigerian women's rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was banned from organizing demonstrations, she organized "picnics" and "festivals" instead, drawing up to 10,000 participants.
7rlex TIL about Klepetan, a male stork who migrates from South Africa to Croatia every year for the last 15 years to be with Melena, a female stork who can't fly after being shot by a hunter. She lives indoors until his return and they stay in a nest on a roof until he leaves. They've had over 40 babies.