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TIL The Indian Space agency will be sending up humanoid robots with no legs to help with tasks and help understand the effects of microgravity

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9w0eM TIL during the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, 33 miners were trapped underground for 69 days after a cave-in, one of the miners created a makeshift radio from mining equipment, which allowed the miners to communicate with rescuers and maintain morale during the ordeal.
ADv9g TIL that a roly-poly (pill bug) is not actually an insect. It’s a crustacean, so it’s closer in relation to a crab or shrimp than an ant or beetle.
6mBQ TIL that France banned mentions of Twitter and Facebook on TV and radio, as in “Follow us on Twitter” or “Like us on Facebook” because they were deemed as promotion and unfair to other sites
RWDl TIL Kuman Thong (golden young boy), is a dry roasted still-born baby covered in gold leaf and worshipped as an amulet in ancient Thailand. It is illegal now, but sometimes people still make them.
9YvXr TIL: McDonald's used to have a mascot named Captain Crook who stole Filet-O-Fish sandwiches, as opposed to the Hamburglar's hamburger thievery.