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TIL In 1988 the Polar Bridge Expedition, a group of 13 people, successfully skied from Siberia to Canada

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6NWZ TIL that human tears are a defense mechanism, the scent of which causes testosterone levels to decrease, reducing both aggression and sexual urges.
4kBXb TIL that in 2009 the US launched a satellite so secret that no government agency admits to owning it. Even the name, "Palladium at Night", is mysterious.
KOWNJ TIL although Liechtenstein has a population of 38,000, it is the world's largest exporter of false teeth
yVKpv TIL: In the 1950s, to re-establish breeding populations, pairs of beavers were dropped by parachute in remote wildernesses. It worked.
w78M TIL that Pakistan’s parliament is the only parliament in the world to be fuelled solely by solar power.