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TIL Wagner group named after Hitler's favorite composer

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4Xyyo TIL that a study from 2016 identified an overall 57% diminution in mean sperm concentration over the past 35 years in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Reports in South America indicated no significant alteration. An increasing trend of sperm concentration was identified only in Australia.
E1xMW TIL in 1933 Stalin criminalized male homosexuality but left lesbianism untouched
8a4nG TIL that there's such a thing as a "media bias chart" that is helpful in determining reliability in news sources
v9L TIL Rolex is a lot of hype and became expensive during the 80’s with ‘yuppies’ buying them up. They also are not handmade and are mass produced.
neR9B TIL: In the 1990s, two Boeing 737s (one in 1991 near Colorado Springs, the other in 1994 near Pittsburgh) crashed due to a design flaw that let the rudder move on its own without warning, which killed 157 in total. In 1996, a third aircraft experienced the same issue but landed safely in Richmond.