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TIL James Earl Jones and Carrie Fisher never met until they made cameo appearances in an episode of The Big Bang Theory

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11yW TIL Astronauts often lose their fingernails after conducting spacewalks
e0VjD TIL Russian cosmonauts pee on the rear bus tire before a space launch. The tradition was started by Yuri Gagarin who did it out of necessity and Russians have since emulated him.Female cosmonauts bring along their urine in vials ready to dump on the tire so they can be part of tradition too.
9Yv9G TIL Female Komodo Dragons can impregnate themselves without a male through a process called parthenogenesis. By forcing duplication of sex chromosomes they can give birth to male Komodo Dragons and keep their species alive.
BrZDW TIL donations made by Jewish people often contain the number 18 (like $20.18), or are multiples of 18 (like $108.00). It's called “giving Chai”.
kOjDd TIL Miners would inhale aluminum powder to coat their lungs and "prevent" silica based diseases, resulting in many suffering from ALS today.