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TIL the corpse of an astronaut monkey is preserved at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum with its hand placed over its heart

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78gwP TIL About Queen Califia - The Woman California is Named After
dOKB TIL that Edo-era Japanese samurais considered homosexuality as honorable, and teaches them virtue unlike the love of women was causing a “feminizing effect” and was deemed a necessity.
4OBw TIL the world’s first flying car, Terrafugia TF-X, takes only five hours to learn how to drive/fly, is expected to cost around $150,000, and does not require a pilot’s license to operate.
JJYv TIL that corn nuts are made by soaking whole kernels in water for three days, then deep-frying them in oil until they are hard and brittle. Albert Holloway came up with them in 1936, selling them to taverns who would then give them away free to patrons, as they were particularly tasty with beer.
m1GNP TIL there are over 2,000 species of native bee in Australia alone