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TIL Hamster mothers will eat their children if humans touch them

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j6n6v TIL that an official map of Michigan once included two fictional towns, Goblu and Beatosu, in reference to the football rivalry between the University of Michigan and the Ohio State University.
oBm07 TIL that in WWII, pilots often blacked out in turns as high g forces made blood pool in their legs. British Ace Douglas Bader, however, did not have this problem, since his legs had been amputated after an accident.
OG6jX TIL There have not yet been any major medical emergencies in space, but astronauts are trained to deal with them. ISS astronauts have developed a way to perform CPR in zero gravity by bracing their legs on the ceiling while pushing down on the patient on the floor below
epDOE TIL the original text for the 13th amendment included the clause that “All persons are equal before the law” but was changed over concern it would recognize women as equal persons.
a80PL TIL McDonald's congratulated NASA Astronaut and former McDonald’s restaurant crew employee, Commander Leroy Chiao after his successful 200 day mission by presenting him with Big Mac and fries in Star City