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TIL about Kessler Syndrome, a scenario that a chain reaction of exploding space debris can end up making space activities and the use of satellites impossible for generations.

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jNkbj TIL Walt Disney almost died during the 1918 influenza pandemic. He became so sick he was released from the Army to go home so his parents could take care of him.
mxyZM TIL that peeing on the near side of the toilet bowl, in front of the water, produces the least splashback
BWmb TIL the Bermuda Triangle has as many disappearances as any other place in the ocean of a similar size and many of the mysteries attributed to it happened outside of the triangle.
P10wJ TIL that 'Sex' is an official sports in the Sweden Officially and they are To Organize 'European Sex Championship'
xovb TIL the term ‘love’ in tennis originated from the French word l'oeuf, meaning egg. The zero looks like an egg, l'oeuf, which sounds very much like 'love’.