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TIL in the band name "The Smashing Pumpkins" "smashing" is not a verb, but meant in the British sense of the word like "extremely good, wonderful, or impressive"

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axY9 TIL the Burj Khalifa, the tallest man-made structure in the world, is named after a living person– the President of the United Arab Emirates
BYMd TIL when Eagle of Apollo 11 was landing on the moon, the automated landing program tried to land in boulder filled West Crater. Neil Armstrong quickly switched to manual control, landing safely on a flat surface. Upon landing, the Eagle only 30 seconds of fuel remaining.
1arlV TIL that lab analysis of Mexican Coca Cola shows it contains no sucrose i.e. "real sugar" and instead has a blend of fructose and glucose similar to US coke
ZZyo TIL public nudity in oregon is legal as long as you’re not aroused.
OoJWL TIL Tardigrades, or water bears, were filmed mating for the first time in 2016 by German researchers. The female lays eggs, the male gets into position (a process that can be several minutes); they engage in mutual stimulation till the male ejaculates his semen into the female's outer layer of skin.