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TIL Water Bears Can Survive in Space

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JryQ TIL China had the equivalent of a Hurricane Katrina every month for 100 years. This totally destabilized the country, and helps explain how one of the largest most sophisticated states in the world collapsed so quickly. They are still recovering from these ecological disasters today.
xYj1 TIL naps are predominantly deep sleep and our body is wired for them.
WkDbA TIL learned that the treadmill was designed as a torture device for prisoners.
VM5Rp TIL that in 1862, the District of Columbia Emancipation Act paid those loyal to the Union up to $300 for every enslaved person freed. The largest individual payout was $18,000 for 69 slaves, which is equal to $556,024.34 in 2020.
ZpEvY TIL the last 7 NBA MVP's have been born outside the USA