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TIL that astronauts can’t cry in space because of the weightless environment. The tears just collect in little balls and sting your eyes.

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dN88 TIL that in Slovakia they have Christmas Carp that live in the family bathtub for a few days before they are eaten.
LkoQr TIL about gorillas in the wild with the ability and knowledge of how to dismantle poacher traps.
M0y8 TIL former Telstra CEO Solomon Trujillo, of Hispanic descent, told the BBC that he found Australia to be racist, backward and like “stepping back in time”. The Prime Minister’s response was “adios”
R5vEj TIL that in Italy it's the Great Watermelon, not the Great Pumpkin, because it sounds better ("Il Grande Cocomero") and they didn't know about Halloween there.
W7JLo TIL that Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in Space, was so inspired by Nichelle Nichols' portrayal of Lieutenant Uhura on Stark Trek that she began every shift of her 1992 Shuttle mission by radioing "Hailing Frequencies Open" as a tribute to the actress and her character.