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TIL Virgins in Iran are married/raped before being executed because the Koran forbids the killing of virgins.

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yQGv8 TIL that in the 50's NASA recruited Deaf people to research why they didn't get motion sickness. Tests included flights in 'Vomit Comet' and sailing in the rough seas (researchers got violently sick, while Deaf people just played cards happily).
VBdgB TIL that United Flight 175, the 2nd plane to crash into the WTC on 9/11, rapidly descended at an “unheard of” 5,000 ft/min during its final 5 minutes. Flying at 590 mph, the aircraft also banked sharply just before impact, as it might’ve otherwise just clipped the South Tower or missed it entirely.
GAYLJ TIL about the Sad Clown Paradox, the contradictory association of comedians and comedic performers and mental disorders like anxiety and depression
Dr5v TIL there are an estimated 50,000 undocumented Irish in the US
7r4Z7 TIL the most powerful volcanic eruption in the last 7,000 years, on the Indonesian island of Lombok, led to a global mini-ice age that contributed to the disappearance of the Greenland Vikings