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TIL that Pilates is named after a person, Joe Pilates

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GNXJ TIL-Astronauts from the Gemini and Apollo missions used a condom like device to extract urine. The sizes were small, medium and large. Instead of these terms, Astronauts preferred to use “extra large, immense, and unbelievable”.
1aobV TIL Aegis is a shield carried by Zeus and Athena. That's why we say "under someone's aegis", which means doing something under the protection.
69o9J TIL that in Korea there is 'secret condom' campaign that disguises itself (as condiments, tea, instant coffee, hot chocolate, etc.) to encourage young people to buy and use condoms due to rising HIV-AIDS rates, and low percent of young people using protection during sex due to social stigma.
lKLN TIL That homeschooling is illegal in >25 countries, including Germany, Greece, Sweeden, Cuba, Brazil and Turkey
yVQNJ TIL that the asteroid belt is splintered and cannot coalesce into a planet because of the effects of Jupiter's gravity, which disrupts the asteroids and keeps them colliding with each other