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TIL One cannot maintain an erection in space.

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R5xKw TIL Wilson in Castaway was inspired by screenwriter William Broyles's experience when, during a one-week stay on an isolated beach for research, a volleyball washed up on shore.
jNy5E TIL of an organization called 'Bikers Against Child Abuse,' a group of bikers who protect victims of child abuse by standing guard at their house and accompany them into court to testify when they are too afraid to face their abuser.
Z8oGY TIL that the world's coldest capital city is Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, with an annual average temperature of -1.3°C (-29.7°F). The second-coldest is Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana) in Kazakhstan, followed by Moscow (Russia), Helsinki (Finland), Reykjavik (Iceland), Tallinn (Estonia), and Ottawa (Canada)
OGQ0X TIL the vocals for the Bonnie Raitt classic "I Can't Make You Love Me" were recorded in only one take. The song was so sad that when asked to record another take she responded "You know, this ain't going to happen."
8abWa TIL: The Panic of 1873 was known as the "Great Depression" until the events of 1929 and the early 1930s set a new standard.