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TIL: Men with older brothers are more likely to be gay. This birth-order related homosexuality has been linked to an increase in an anti-body found in their mothers who have previously had sons.

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negBb TIL In 1987, a Boeing 737 hit a fish midair, about 400 feet past the runway. Upon inspection, they found a greasy spot with some scales, but no damage. The bald eagle which dropped the fish also escaped injury.
69APW TIL that Oasis released a song titled "Wibbling Rivalry", a 15 minute interview that has no music and only includes the two brothers of the band, Noel and Liam, arguing for the majority of it. The song charted at number 52 on the UK Singles Chart.
R6Vl TIL in the 1970s, over 700,000 tires, held together by steel, were dumped off the coast of Florida to create an artificial reef. The steel later rusted apart, detaching the tires and causing an environmental disaster.
v1eBr TIL There's no known gas station explosions attributed to cellphone usage, and the evidence it's even possible is unfounded
BgwXd TIL the first documented case of babies being switched at birth in NHS history