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TIL According to a new study, during sex, only 65% of straight women orgasm compared to lesbian women who achieve orgasm 85% of the time.

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4XVRa TIL that the hum from transformers is caused by magnetostriction, a process where the change in polarity through the core causes the core to slightly and rapidly expand and contract, making a vibration.
p85GG TIL about the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. It's not only responsible for the exploration of outer space, but is also the bureau that will start communication with aliens if some would visit our planet.
oByoR TIL that in 1998 there was a Japanese show called "Susunu! Denpa Shōnen" where a man had to earn $10,000 worth of supplies to leave a room by entering contests. He ended up being alone in a room for over a year, losing his mind, unaware that his life was being broadcast the whole time.
DN6r TIL almost half of all college students in the USA drop out of college and never graduate.
OG8xY TIL Ekiben are bento (Japanese box meals) made specifically for train travel. The meals vary by train station and are typically a local speciality. At their peak in the 1980s an estimated 12 million ekiben were consumed daily in Japan.