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TIL: A species of mouse howls at the moon and eats scorpions!

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8Om4 TIL a container of 4.8 million legos was knocked into the Atlantic 19 yrs ago. People are still finding them.
bkP4 TIL That “Liquid Smoke”, used on meats, is actually condensed smoke, not a bunch of artificial flavors.
gMWoL TIL that in 2002, China discovered 27 listening devices installed in a Boeing 767 which was going to be used as the Premier's transport. The Chinese allege that the devices were installed by the CIA while the aircraft was undergoing maintenance in Texas. The CIA and White House refused to comment.
EggAo TIL that a single engineer in the control room of NASA prevented the astronauts of Apollo 12 from aborting the mission seconds after launch. "Set SCE to AUX", said John Aaron which saved the entire mission.
mo5p TIL caffeine has a half life of ~6 hours, meaning a 140mg cup of coffee consumed in the morning will still have about 70mg in you mid-day