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TIL a sloth can hold its breath underwater for over 40 minutes.

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p8ZO8 TIL An astronaut smuggled a corned-beef sandwich into space. After taking a bite, crumbs and rye started floating around the cabin. It has been referred to as '$30 million sandwich.' NASA have taken steps to prevent corned-beef sandwiches from being taken on future flights.
VB45Q TIL Albert Einstein wrote a preface to the German edition of Upton Sinclair's 1930 "Mental Radio" book, which explores telepathy and the authors' experiments in psychic communication with his wife. He wrote that the book "deserves the most earnest consideration from psychologists"
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