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TIL in 2007 a NASA astronaut drove 950 miles wearing diapers in order to confront her rival in a love triangle

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M7w7A TIL that in 1809, the Austrian army accidentally attacked itself during the Battle of Wagram. Confused by darkness and miscommunication, one unit mistook another for the enemy — and launched a full-on assault. Over 10,000 men were involved in the chaos.
JVV TIL there is a parasite that feeds of it’s hosts tongue and instead of leaving after he’s finished, becomes the hosts new tongue.
xO67 TIL Anchorage, Alaska covers nearly 2,000 square miles, making it about the size of the state of Delaware.
wK5J TIL that the microwave oven was discovered by accident by an engineer working on radar technology during WWII. While he was standing in front of an active radar in a laboratory, the candybar in his pocket started to melt. He then tried to pop popcorn kernels with the radar to prove his idea.
Y7jMd TIL that there is a mathematical theorem named after pizza.