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TIL men who pee while sitting down more effectively empty their bladders thereby reducing the risk of prostate cancer.

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WkNaA TIL Julie Kavner (Marge) has appeared in all episodes of The Simpsons except one, which she boycotted due to the excessive use of celebrity voices. Marge is seen but not heard.
L5bm TIL Nixon’s strategy during Vietnam was called the Madman Theory and it focused on making the enemy think Nixon was insane and if provoked would act irrational.
ne159 Today I learned that part of the reason Pythagoras hated beans so much was the belief that beans contained the souls of dead people. Hence, when you farted, you farted the souls of your dead ancestors.
660J TIL there are things called metamaterials that are artificially engineered materials with properties not found in nature. These properties are the result of their precisely designed structure. Some have the ability to reverse the refractive index, allowing for the possibility of superlenses.
b94x9 TIL: The Constitution requires that a quorum (51 senators) be present for the Senate to conduct business. Often, fewer than 51 senators are present on the floor, but the Senate presumes a quorum unless a roll call vote or quorum call suggests otherwise.