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TIL Sperm counts worldwide have plummeted 62% in under 50 years and the rate of decrease appears to be accelerating

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6jd7 TIL that AC/DC once changed the name on their tour bus to “Singers for Christ” in order to pass through Tipper Gore’s “Moral Majority” protest on the way to a gig in Florida.
e0876 TIL ESPN launched a sport centered phone called "Mobile ESPN" in 2005 which failed miserably. Steve Jobs called it, "The dumbest fucking idea I have ever heard." It cost $300 for the phone itself, and between $65 and $225 per month for content.
AAeg TIL that the catholic church sexual abuse (ignored) cases reach over 100,000
e45D TIL The Director of the Truman Show had the idea of installing a video camera in every theater where the movie played and having the projectionist cut from the film to the video of the audience