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TIL Apollo 11 astronauts basically flung their poop in bags on the moon’s surface.

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JyJB TIL foot fetish can be explained by the fact that the ‘feet area’ in the brain is so close to the 'genital area’.
BgooW TIL about anting. Birds will lay on large amounts of insects, primarily ants, and allow them to crawl all over their feathers and skin. The ants emit formic acid which helps prevent infection and deter parasites.
QJW6L TIL of Gillian McKeith, a self-declared nutritionist who has appeared on mainstream UK television presenting herself as a doctor with a PhD despite having no medical qualifications, and has also said misleading things regarding illegal products she sold.
lo76a Catching "cooties"—it's not just fodder for playground politics. What if a single hair on your head, the oils on your fingertips, or one of the thousands of droplets of saliva you expel each time you cough had the potential to jeopardize a multibillion-dollar interplanetary mission?
AN6j4 TIL Pheasant Island located between Hendaye in France and Irún in Spain, bizarrely changes countries twice a year. This small piece of land, a mere 5,000 square meters in size is fascinating result of historical treaties.