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TIL that there are over 60 types of sphincters in the human body

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jNMKM Most textbooks say that nothing can go faster than light, but that statement actually should be qualified: The answer is yes, you can break the light barrier, but not in the way we see in the movies. There are, in fact, several ways to travel faster than light...
e0rRk TIL Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull was so annoyed at critics calling "Aqualung" a concept album when he didn't consider it one that he decided to make "the mother of all concept albums" - "Thick as a Brick", a 43:46-long single piece of music designed to spoof progressive rock.
KQpE TIL Twinkies were made with banana filling and only lasted two days. A banana shortage and expensive replenishment logistics led to a change in the recipe.
nVQW TIL in 585 BC a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
vZZB TIL The richest man in history was Musa I of Mali. On his pilgrimage to Mecca he spent so much gold that he caused a super inflation and devalued the metal for the next decades.