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TIL: Bananadine is a fictional chemical that was made up by the Berkeley Barb in 1967.

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5VywP TIL on January 21st, 232 years ago, Louis the XVI was guillotined for high treason
Z8kmG TIL that Bangladesh and the U.S. state of Illinois are approximately the same size in area (57,000 sq miles or 149,000 km2) yet Bangladesh has a population of 162,000,000 people, and Illinois has 12,000,000.
5Y68Q TIL humans have the largest penises of all the great apes. Gorillas come up particularly short, with an average erect length of 3cm.
9YmDM TIL that Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, singlehandedly calculated an orbital technique called "Mars Cycling" which would allow for spacecraft to perpetually travel between Earth and Mars with only a single initial boost. Crew would board and return via a secondary spacecraft, saving fuel.
9wDgG TIL: John Paul Scott is the only inmate from Alcatraz to escape the prison by swimming all the way to San Francisco. However, he was found unconscious by teenagers beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and recaptured. It was thought impossible due to sharks, cold water, sharp rocks, and distance.