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TIL that the fruit fly has the longest sperm cell, 2.3 inches long.

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YbDB TIL of Mordechai Vanunu, who exposed Israel’s nuclear program in 1986. The Israeli gov’t then kidnapped him in Rome, held a secret trial, and jailed him for 18 years (11 in solitary). He’s famous as a whistleblower, but Israel calls him a traitor.
6WYZ TIL reindeer eyes switch from gold in summer to deep blue in winter
brL4 TIL that in Weird Al Yankovic’s parody ‘Amish Paradise’ where the scene is in reverse, Al lip synced the words backwards whilst shooting normally so when the scene was reversed Al’s lips matched the video.
pPN4 TIL President Reagan was due to the deliver the State of the Union address the evening of the Challenger Disaster. Instead, he postponed the speech a week and delivered this tribute to the Challenger crew to the nation. It’s been listed as one of the most significant speeches of the 20th century.
VGxG TIL That the Caesar Salad is named after Caesar Cardini, an Italian American hotel owner.