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TIL When a horse and donkey mate they make a mule (or hinnie). Mules are stronger than horses and donkeys of the same size and are more resilient to disease.

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b9P99 TIL about Alliance to Rescue Civilization, a group devoted to the establishment of an off-Earth "backup" facility of human civilization. It would serve to repopulate the Earth after a worldwide disaster such as pandemic or war.
wLBaE TIL in 1985, Takahashi Meijin (real name Takahashi Toshiyuki) became a celebrity in Japan when he managed the feat of pressing a button on a video game controller 16 times in one second on television. It's still a world record.
yQN6p TIL A large majority of occupational deaths occur among men. In one U.S. study, 93% of deaths on the job involved men, with a death rate approximately 11 times higher than women.
neNG9 TIL scientists created a Transparent aluminium-like material as shown in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. It is a hard, glass-like magnesium aluminate that has visible and IR transmission. Military applications include lightweight bullet proof glass, armor and lasers.
9wlK6 TIL that the Eiffel Tower was due to be dismantled, in 1910, but survived as it could (and still is) used as a giant radio antenna to transmit and receive radio broadcasts.