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TIL: It’s common for bike riders in elite competitions to pee on each other mid-race

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mGvx TIL a “Red Herring” logical fallacy is a point in an argument that misleads or distracts from the issue at hand. E.g. “If the world’s 15 largest cargo ships don’t burn the low grade fuel, someone will.” Doesn’t make the low grade fuel any more reasonable for the ships to burn it.
NX8y8 TIL Novo Nordisk, the pharmaceutical company producing Wegovy/Ozempic, has a higher market value than the entire GDP of its home country (Denmark)
mxrKo TIL That the RMS in the name RMS Titanic stands for Royal Mail Ship
4kXbo TIL The original artwork for David Bowie's 1974 album 'Diamond Dogs' features dog-human genitalia which RCA airbrushed out for most of the original release. The uncensored art is featured in the 1990 re-release.
VWRZ TIL That between 1958-1961, China’s attempt to socialize the country and implement agricultural collectivization resulted in an estimated 18 million to 45 million deaths from famine and murder, a considerably higher number than even the Holocaust.