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TIL that urine is not sterile, it is a common myth that it is sterile

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vPy1D TIL about the ‘exploits’ of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.
x6b11 TIL that the Guiness World Records discontinued the "Heaviest Pets" category in 1998 to deter people from over-feeding their pets just to appear in the book.
ANWvg TIL that scientists showed Panda Pornography videos to Panda to check the side effects of Viagra
grWP8 TIL the albatross almost never flaps its wings while flying across the ocean. It uses "dynamic soaring" and "slope soaring" to carve through the air, gaining velocity from wind gradients. It can cover almost 1,000km (620 miles) every day, all without a single wing-flap
jN4pn TIL of the Phoebus cartel, which controlled the global lightbulb market for over 15 years and worked to remove long-lasting bulbs from the market in order for lightbulb manufacturers to profit more