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TIL Condoms have a higher fail rate in India than most other places due to Indian penises being too small for said condoms.

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5YbZk TIL that during Haydn's Symphony No. 45 ("Farewell"), the orchestra gradually leaves the stage one-by-one during the performance. Haydn wrote it this way to subtly tell Duke Esterházy that the musicians deserved a vacation.
8aEdL TIL the terms Top dog and Under dog are thought to originate from saw pits used in shipbuilding. Wood to be cut was placed on planks called “dogs”. The sawyer standing on top was in charge hence ‘top dog’ while the sawyer working in the pit would get covered in sawdust hence 'underdog’.
78Jyr TIL that Jupiter has 95 moons (and counting). More are expected to be found as technology improves.
jNgWQ TIL that in 2016, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that records which document Israel's arms sales to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide will remain sealed and concealed from the public.
wLxe8 These men are about to make history. Part of Nasa's Commercial Crew Program, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will take part in the first launch with astronauts of a SpaceX rocket and capsule to the International Space Station. The government-private industry partnership is notable because Nasa has historically always owned and operated its space vehicles.