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Y75o7 TIL that Charles Darwin would often take one or more of the new species he discovered to eat them. He began this tradition while in college, he was part of his schools “glutton club,” which sought out new exotic species to eat.
j6aYN TIL that in 1964, a USDA "flatus researcher" told NASA that astronaut flatulence could cause an explosion in sealed capsules. He found a subject who produced zero gas after eating 100g of beans, suggesting NASA recruit methane-free astronauts. They just banned beans instead.
epY94 TIL about Ruth Hamilton who was narrowly missed by a 2.4 pound meteorite that crashed onto the pillow next to her head.