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TIL A Man in Nigeria Was “Raped to Death” By His Six Wifes

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DaNJ TIL that the whole WoW community played a total of nearly 6 million years!
R7Kgl TIL that "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)" was the first song ever sung by a computer using speech synthesis. This is referenced in 2001: A Space Odyssey when HAL 9000 sings the song as astronaut David Bowman dismantles his brain.
xV0k1 TIL that Russian space crew of the ISS are called Cosmonauts. While the space crew of USA, Europe, Canada and Japan are called Astronauts.
VPRm TIL When you experience a “gut feeling,” it’s because the same peptides that are released in your brain are also lining your gastrointestinal tract.
4D5g TIL the term “slush fund” comes from the age of sailing when salted meat was kept in barrels. After the barrel was finished, there was a slushy mix of fat and salt left over which was saved and then sold at port, the funds were then used to purchase a luxury for the crew.