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TIL that watching something at 2x speed does not impair your ability to understand it.

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DQQDr TIL Scientists Make Simulated Moondust, JSC-1 simulant, to use to test equipment intended for The Moon. It is very abrasive, which grinds machinery & seals, & damages human lungs.
EOWW TIL there is a man with amnesia who has gone unidentified for 10 years despite international publicity. He is also the only American citizen listed as a missing person despite his whereabouts being known.
9w05r TIL the oldest recording of a human voice wasn't ever meant to be played back. From 1860.
nWo TIL that “Curiosity got its name from student Clara Ma, who as a sixth grader, entered an essay contest to name the next Mars rover. Her essay was chosen from 9,000 entries and as part of her winnings, Ma signed her name on the rover before it was packed for its journey to Mars.”
grZoA TIL that the attine ant species invented agriculture long before humans, and have entire gardens of fungus in their nests