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TIL That Jupiter is so massive that it orbits an empty point in space above the surface of the Sun (and so does the Sun)

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BQGW TIL one of the undisputed fathers of computer science helped develop crypto analytical devices to fight the Nazis. His reward; a criminal conviction for homosexuality and forced chemical castration. Within 1 year he became impotent, developed breasts due to hormonal imbalance, and committed suicide.
WDWB TIL of Hitler’s “Supergun”: the V-3 cannon was designed to launch shells over 100 miles (165 km) to bombard London from bunkers on the French coast.
oBnGK TIL That in 1938 pitchers intentionally walked and pitched around Hank Greenberg as he closed in on Babe Ruth’s (at the time) record of 60 home runs in a season, because they didn’t want a Jew to break Ruth’s record.
VBoeD TIL the Monorail song from the Simpsons is based on the song “Ya Got Trouble” from the 1958 stage show The Music Man
w01E TIL breastfeeding invokes in the mother the neurochemical oxytocin, otherwise known as the “love drug,” which helps to focus her attention and affection on her baby. It’s now been theorized that men who do nipple foreplay and stimulation during sex can make themselves more desirable.