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TIL that 98% of all adoptions in Japan are of adult men

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yWOl TIL the highest paid woman CEO in America was born a man
788gM TIL that Voyager 1, the furthest man-made object from Earth, has begun sending incomprehensible data regarding its position, despite working fine otherwise. The fault is believed to be in the systems controlling attitude and articulation, even as the craft keeps it's antenna directed at Earth.
prYA TIL that “in the second grade [Shakira] rejected from the school choir because her vibrato was too strong. The music teacher told her that she sounded ‘like a goat’.”
jGYX TIL actor/U.S. Marine R. Lee Ermey was initially hired only as a technical advisor for Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket. Kubrick changed his mind after seeing an instructional video Ermey put together.
4XRVR TIL according to studies, when men and women are "just friends", on average men think the woman is still romantically interested in them, and on average women think the men are strictly just friends.