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TIL over 30% of one-night stands actually leads to a long-term relationship.

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MKR8 TIL Maria Sharapova has a candy company called Sugarpova. She was seriously considering changing her name to Sugarpova before the 2013 US Open.
nnXb TIL in Finland most fines are tied to the income of the offender to ensure that both they can afford it, and that it will adequately hurt. One Nokia executive was hit with a $103,600 ticket for driving 15kph over the limit believed to be the most expensive speeding ticket ever.
R50NQ TIL that the massive sound pollution of, say, pile-driving underwater to build bridges can be dramatically reduced with "air bubble curtains," to the point that fish which would have been killed by the shockwaves before are no longer affected
wYy8 TIL NASA seriously thinks it can build a warp drive soon, now that the physicists have worked out the math. Here’s hoping.
YpnAP TIL ‎Mr. Rogers made Friday the 13th l‎ess scary for children by naming the puppet who ruled the Neighborhood of Make Believe "King Friday XIII (13th)" --- and regardless of the month or frequency, every Friday the 13th was celebrated as King Friday’s birthday (see video starting at 0:45)