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TIL the condom brand name Durex is an acronym, constructed from the phrase "DURability, REliability and EXcellence".

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aQKo TIL when the space station Skylab fell to Earth in 1979, it landed in Esperance, Western Australia. The Shire of Esperance fined NASA $400 for littering, which went unpaid for 30 years until a radio host raised the money and paid it on behalf of NASA.
ZpPBR TIL In 2012, the Emir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix accidentally confused the Kazakhstan national anthem with Borat's parody. Among other things, Borat's parody praises Kazakhstan for having the cleanest prostitutes in the region.
J1npB TIL 10-20% of the world's population have allergies to cats or dogs. Even other animals, such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets and horses, can cause allergy symptoms.
e08m4 TIL in 1970 only 552 brown pelican nesting attempts were made on West Anacapa Island and only one chick survived
69GY7 TIL: Schizophyllum commune, known as the splitgill mushroom, has 23,328 distinct sexes