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TIL cellphones are 10 times dirtier than toilet seats

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9wM66 TIL the fastest man made object is the Parker solar probe, which's already reached 394,736 mph, and is expected to reach 430,000 mph in 2024
mxG7R TIL the title of the Faces single "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)" is the longest song title ever to appear on the British charts.
M7GB0 TIL Rasputin's Autopsy Revealed No Signs of Poisoning, Drowning, or Genital Mutilation... Just Three Fatal Bullet Wounds
JYnpV TIL bumblebees have parasitic "doppelgangers" called cuckoo bumblebees that resemble a specific race enough to be able to sneak into their nest, kill the queen, and trick all the workers into feeding their offspring and ultimately taking over the whole nest before moving onto their next target.
M7MV7 TIL that in 2014, during a friendly football game between Malta and Slovakia,the first few seconds of "Numb" by Linkin Park were mistakenly played instead of the Maltese anthem.