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TIL NASA plans for space station's demise with new SpaceX "Deorbit Vehicle"

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neyEY TIL that the Aztecs believed our current world was the fifth in a series of creation cycles, and the previous four worlds were destroyed in a variety of ways from flooding to raining flames. According to the Aztecs, the world we currently live in will be destroyed by earthquakes
9Adr TIL that at the height of its power, Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel were spending $2500 a month on rubber bands to wrap their cash with
7rx8p TIL that the Mantis Shrimp has one of the best eyesights in the animal kingdom. It’s hexnocular vision is so powerful that it sees six images at once, sees in 12 colors, and can polarize its own light. Scientists are now modeling its capabilities to detect cancer and internal injuries in humans.
9Y5RM TIL Adam Rainer was the only person to ever have both dwarfism and gigantism. At age 18 he measured (4ft 6in) and reached a height of (7ft 8in) by age 51.
XO1D TIL The cast from Always Sunny did a live, traveling version of “The Nightman Cometh” musical episode