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TIL South Korea’s first astronaut is a female
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WkMgL
TIL Banana slugs have both male and female sexual organs, and often play both roles during sex. Additionally one slug may bite the penis off of the other slug after sex, allowing that slug to only play the female role in future sexual encounters, essentially eliminating a male competitor.
v1gk7
TIL that there are only 4 passports whose holders can enter the world's largest economies [i.e. USA, EU, China, India] without a visa: Japan, Singapore, Brunei, and San Marino
WKN8
TIL The Space Needles center of gravity is at 5 ft from the ground.
GAJMG
TIL that according to the researches - increasing your physical activity does not have direct linear relation to your calories consumption. Our organism adapts and stops the consumption by other sources, which results in only 5-15% increase in daily calories used despite the ammount of activity.
6xmJ
TIL that Johnson & Johnson knew their baby powder product caused ovarian cancer in some consumers, but sold it anyway. A victim successfully sued for $70 million but J&J still maintained that their baby powder was “perfectly safe”.