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TIL Thermonuclear bombs are mostly styrofoam. The radiation channel is filled with polystyrene foam, a crucial component for the device's function, making up the bulk of its volume

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jrEQ TIL Al Yeganeh, the inspiration behind “The Soup Nazi”, hated his portrayal on the famous Seinfeld episode. When Jerry Seinfeld and the production team went to his restaurant for lunch, Yeganeh kicked them out, yelling “No soup for you!”
OovJ6 TIL that in 2008 was discovered the Sputnik virophage, a virus that infects other viruses, the first known case of hyperparasitodoism between viruses.
D1mae TIL Dolphins Are So Clever They Know The Reflection In A Mirror Is Not Another Dolphin But Their Own.
N78K6 TIL about “The Husband Stitch”, a terrifying, yet very real medical procedure where an extra stitch is placed during the suturing repair process after a vaginal birth. The extra stitch is placed to “increase” the pleasure for a male sexual partner, usually per his request.
d8WGE TIL that there is no link between sudden changes in temperatures and catching a cold. Even though indirect results of cold weather, such as low humidity, can increase your chances of getting a cold, walking out into the cold with wet hair does not seem to have any effect on this likelyhood.