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TIL the international space station has an acre of solar panels that generate enough electricity to power 40 homes

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8eRQb TIL there are some reports of men experiencing flu-like symptoms post orgasm. This study published in 2016 analyzes the occurrence and cause of Post Orgasmic Illness Sydrome
p8kQA TIL In Greek Mythology, when Cronus castrated (his father) Uranus, from Uranus' blood which splattered onto the earth, sprang the Furies, the Giants, and the Meliae. Cronus threw the severed genitals into the sea, around which "a white foam spread" and "grew" into the goddess Aphrodite.
mv9E TIL ‘affirmative action’ in the US is known as 'positive discrimination’ in the UK.
R7Y96 TIL of the Zong Massacre. In 1781, a British slave ship threw 130 chained African slaves overboard and claimed compensation under the ship's insurance. They falsely blamed the act on water shortage and lost their case.
P1ayL TIL The success of Rollerball (1975) led to promoters wanting to buy the rights to the in-film sport. The director, Norman Jewison, was outraged as the movie was to show the "sickness and insanity of contact sports and their allure."