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TIL about Mars Direct, a 1989 plan to get humans to Mars within ten years, using just two launches of a large rocket system and utilising local Martian resources

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BAlK TIL that after Kirani James won Grenada’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in 2012, the country was so proud that the government held a giant 3-hour celebratory rally attended by thousands, gave him US$186,000, printed new stamps, named a new stadium after him, and built a museum/gym in his home town.
jN7ov TIL that 90% of the earth's human population lives in the Northern Hemisphere
1aVdX TIL L.S.U. economists examined Louisiana's juvenile court records from 1996 to 2012 and discovered that when LSU lost football games it was expected to win, judges issued harsher sentences in the week following the loss.
9YEp TIL Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, Kohlrabi, and Cabbage are all actually the same species…bred by humans from one plant
YVxG TIL there is an actual measurable difference between a pond and a lake. “If the water is deep enough that light does not get to the bottom, the body of water is considered a lake. A pond is a body of water shallow enough to support rooted plants.”