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TIL they had car phones in the 1940s
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TIL that to know when to mate, a male giraffe will continuously headbutt the female in the bladder until she urinates. The male then tastes the pee and that helps it determine whether the female is ovulating.
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TIL Peine forte et dure was a method of torture formerly used in the common law legal system, in which a defendant who refused to plead guilt or innocence would be subjected to having heavier and heavier stones placed upon their chest until a plea was entered, or they died.
Y7GRW
TIL about the 2009 satellite collision where two satellites crashed into each other. Three years later a piece of debris from that collision passed the ISS at a distance of 120 m (390 ft) and all crew members had to take refuge inside two docked spacecraft
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TIL the Lexus LC500's Structural Blue color is not actual paint, but a series of coating that only lets the color Blue reflect back. Inspired by the Morpho Butterfly.
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TIL that Bermuda grass is not native to the island of Bermuda, but is considered an invasive species there.