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TIL that all the domestic cattle today descended from a single group of 80 Aurochs (a type of cattle hunted to extinction by early humans).

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neg1G TIL that people used to clean their clothes with gasoline. Requiring PSA’s warning people against it.
JRAm TIL there is a scale model of the solar system within the Boston area. It spans 10 miles with Earth being 3.2 cm in diameter.
kODW TIL Pete Conrad’s first words on the Moon were said in order to win a $500 bet proving that astronauts are not given a script of what to say when stepping off the ladder.
WkEed TIL of the B612 Foundation, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to planetary defense against asteroids and other near-Earth object impacts. It is run by former astronauts and engineers who believe that Earth has a 100% chance of being threatened by a devastating asteroid at some point in the future.
QNjX9 TIL that in the 1960s many children’s TV animations were crafted entirely with paper and scissors