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TIL: In the over 60 year history of human space flight, only 3 astronauts have actually died in space, it happened in 1971 when their Soyuz 11 capsule depressurized above the Karman line, which is considered as the boundary between the earth's atmosphere and outer space

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N7GeP TIL of J.I. Rodale, an early supporter of organic eating and farming. While on the Dick Cavett show, at the age of 72, Rodale said "I've never felt better in my life" and "I'm going to live to be 100..." Minutes later Rodale died on the couch while the next guest was being interviewed by Cavett.
loLR7 TIL that china is consuming more pork than ever before
69gDl TIL part of a Teletubbies episode was actually banned in some countries for supposedly being too scary.
ZpXko TIL the Three Gorges Dam in China slowed down the Earth’s rotation and shifted the pole positioning due to the 10 trillion gallons of reservoir water
X0rej TIL There are species of birds that have developed the ability to acquire toxic chemicals in their bodies making them less palatable or even lethal when consumed or contacted