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TIL the air lightning passes through after striking can be hotter than the surface of the sun

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l7Boa TIL that the song “I Just Had Sex” by The Lonely Island is played “unironically” in public in countries such as Vietnam and Thailand; bandmate Akiva Schaffer noting “The nuance…would be lost if English wasn’t your first language”
m8lp TIL that the worlds first smartphone was released in 1994 by IBM, and cost $899, and had only one 3rd party app
yVWxM TIL there is a Japanese organization, White Hands, which offers "ejaculation help" for males with disabilities who cannot physically masturbate due to paralysis, muscle atrophy, incurable disease, or cerebral palsy.
VB1OD TIL about the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a non-stop, single-handed, round-the-world yacht race held in 1968-69. Of the 9 participants: 4 retired before leaving the Atlantic Ocean, one retired after Cape Horn, one sank, one committed suicide, one abandoned it, and only one completed the race
gX1W TIL that the Georgia Aquarium offers adult only sleepovers so you can literally sleep with the fishes