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TIL: Getting hit in the testicles isn't more painful than labor or childbirth

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VDkm TIL 98% of all pistachios produced in the U.S. are grown in California. This accounts for 25% of World Production, making the U.S. the second largest pistachio producer behind Iran
nWDNb TIL of Ford Think, a "neighborhood electric vehicle" that Ford sold in the early 2000s, that were prone to an instrument cluster failure which would also brick the entire vehicle.
PYbOg TIL that Ivan the Terrible of Russia had a bodyguard corps that wore black clothing and rode black horses. They also had a severed dogs head attached to their saddles, using them to “sniff out” treason. Due to the lack of taxidermy, a constant supply of fresh heads was needed.
814Z TIL The record for the most passengers on an airplane was set in 1991 when 1086 Ethiopian jews were evacuated on a Boeing 747 to Jerusalem. The plane landed with 1088 passengers as two babies were born during the flight.
e0Jak TIL that, unlike adult cataracts, which can be removed after years and normal eyesight is restored, severe pediatric cataracts must be treated within weeks or the brain will learn to permanently ignore the defective eye.