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TIL Less than half the population can actually smell asparagus pee

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b6Z0a TIL There is a manhole cover floating somewhere in space, considered to be the fastest man-made object, blasted up there by a nuclear explosion.
9Bom TIL Sean Bean often gets fan mail intended for Rowan Atkinson, who played Mr. Bean
JYR6k TIL one of the selling points for introducing the guillotine during the French Revolution was equality - commoners could now enjoy the comparatively quick and painless death of decapitation just like the nobility, and would no longer have to endure brutal deaths such as those caused by hanging.
N7VyP TIL in 1815, when Napoleon Bonaparte was thrown overboard due to rough seas, a random fisherman's Newfoundland dog jumped into the water from the fisherman's boat and kept Napoleon afloat until he could reach safety.
OojAe TIL that Baylisascaris or "Raccoon Roundworm" can infected humans and other mammals through ingestion of Raccoon feces. The larvae migrate to the brains and eyes and cause damage making the organism easier prey for the raccoon.