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TIL Kim Jong-nam's murderers thought they were taking part in a TV pranking show by wiping baby lotion on his face. The lotion contained a highly toxic VX nerve agent, they had no idea.

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MxZ0 TIL When women synchronize mentrual cycles, the more socially outgoing or “dominant” woman’s cycle will make other women’s cycles conform to hers.
NR1P TIL there’s an amusement park in Germany where you can ride Falcor from “The NeverEnding Story”.
VBkxZ TIL about Chewang Norphel, an engineer who created 15 artificial glaciers in the Ladakh region of India, a high altitude cold desert drier than the Sahara, increasing water access to many villages transforming the lives of thousands. He was called "The Iceman of Ladakh".
9YPVX TIL that in a 1996 study, 34% of non-homophobic males and 80% of homophobic males became aroused with gay porn. The study used 64 straight males.
Lk9Dr TIL sound travels at about 1,080 feet per second in a fog bank. Steamboat captains, rounding off to 1,000 feet for safety, would listen for the echo from their steam whistle to tell how far from shore they were in a fog. An echo heard 1 second after whistle means the boat was 500 ft from shore.