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TIL James Lipton was literally a pimp

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9Yb17 TIL the surface pressure of Venus is so high that it would collapse the hull of modern military submarines. The surface pressure on Venus is over 90 bar which is equivalent to 900 meters below the surface of the ocean.
LPPd TIL The worst Star Trek Next Generation episode is widely regarded to be “Shades of Gray”. It was a previous clip show created due to a lack of funds left over from other episodes during the second season and the writer, Maurice Hurley, refers to it as a “piece of shit”.
kOnaW TIL that in Australia, burger king restaurants are called 'Hungry Jacks' as a small chip shop had claimed that name
WLeA TIL that China harvests the organs of people whom it considers “enemies of the state” sometimes while the victims are still alive and sells the organs on the black market.
JYyB8 TIL a 98-Year Old Mother Moved Into Same Nursing Home as Her 80-Year Old Son to Take Care of Him