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TIL a 2011 study found that men with gonorrhea smelled "putrid" to a group of women and that while the off-putting smell may have been subtle, it definitely still had an effect. The researchers determined that unpleasant body odor of this type can reduce the probability of a dangerous partnership.

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16A0D TIL: In the over 60 year history of human space flight, only 3 astronauts have actually died in space, it happened in 1971 when their Soyuz 11 capsule depressurized above the Karman line, which is considered as the boundary between the earth's atmosphere and outer space
Ea8W TIL Hot Cheetos were invented by a Mexican immigrant working as a janitor in a Frito-Lay plant, who is now an executive. After a machine broke, he took some plain Cheetos home, and created his own recipe inspired by street elotes. The president let him pitch it even though he barely spoke English.
pw9O TIL that there is a company that is working towards creating artificial gills for humans
Y71yP TIL Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and former president of Walt Disney Animation Studios, who revolutionised 3D graphics, and developed the industry-standard method for animating curved surfaces, has the rare condition Aphantasia, i.e. complete inability to visualise mental images.
epDQg TIL The world standard telescope for Sun monitoring is set by a 2.4" refracting telescope at the Zurich Observatory in Switzerland. Anything larger will reveal too many sunspots that will skew the actual total