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TIL NASA has been breeding jellyfish in space for 20 years

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lolR5 TIL An astronaut working on the International Space Station needed a tool he didn’t have, so NASA designed a wrench with computer software and emailed the file to him. He then used a 3D printer to create the first object ever designed on earth and made in space.
rlld TIL: Gold medals on 2014 olympics will have bits of russian meteorite
dD559 TIL Malcolm X, while serving a prison sentence in his early 20s, spent his time reading the dictionary and copying its pages to improve his vocabulary. This practice not only expanded his knowledge but also transformed him into one of the most articulate civil rights leaders.
vP5w7 TIL that Former US President JFK posed as Clark Kent to protect Superman's identity in a 1964 comic
L9J9 TIL Queen Elizabeth II has 4 drinks a day - a gin before lunch, a wine during lunch, a dry martini with dinner, and a glass of champagne following dinner