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TIL that Tila Tequila is a Nazi sympathizer

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yVXLM TIL that a few hours before their flight, cosmonauts are spun on swivel chairs, tilted on special beds, and deliberately disoriented to prepare for zero-G, especially to handle space sickness caused by leaving the planet
a8VZ TIL the color distribution for Reese’s Pieces is 50% orange, 25% brown and 25% yellow.
Me5WA TIL the monument in front of the tomb of Wu Zetian, China's only female monarch, has no inscriptions. Among the many explanations given: she saw her great achievements as indescribable; she didn't want the scholars to smear her name; or as a Buddhist, she considered life and death to be meaningless
WkddY TIL as well as being the largest mammals, blue whales are also the loudest, producing low-frequency "pulses" that can be heard from more than 500 miles away.
x6bno TIL In 1920, King Alexander of Greece died from an infection caused by a monkey bite