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TIL Matt LeBlanc won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Matt LeBlanc

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WklOo TIL that in 2009, a 14 year old boy in Essen, Germany was heading to school when he saw a "ball of light" in the sky heading towards him. A small rock then hit his hand, bouncing off and causing a foot wide crater in the ground. He is one of the few recorded humans to be struck by a meteorite
mxBgE TIL that the reason older people's houses have a weird, distinct odor to them is because of chemicals from the skin glands getting broken down into small odorous molecules that waft into the air.
vPEVD TIL that planthoppers are the first animals found to possess a biological form of mechanical gears, used for precise jumping. Found only in nymphs, these interlocking gears synchronize their hind legs, allowing for straight jumps at an acceleration of nearly 400g in two milliseconds.
wLBXM TIL Porn viewers are more likely to see women as equals than non-viewers
d9XB TIL that people of the British Virgin Islands are British and EU citizens but the offical currency is USD, and they drive on the left side of the road but the cars are left hand drive.