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TIL that snakes can help predict earthquakes.
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A SpaceX rocket launch blew a temporary hole in Earth's upper atmosphere.
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TIL actor Donald O'Connor (born 1925) 7 year old sister died from being hit by a car. Few weeks later, his father died of a heart attack; his brother Billy died a decade later from scarlet fever and his eldest sibling Jack died from alcoholism in 1959. His three other siblings died during childbirth
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TIL that you can use your old Android devices or idle time in your computer to cure diseases, study global warming, discover pulsars, and do many other types of scientific research.
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TIL that some owls keep blind snakes as pets. They feed on parasitic larvae, and a study conducted by Baylor University scientists found that Eastern Screech-Owl chicks grew faster and healthier in nests kept parasite-free by these “domesticated blind snakes”.
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TIL that Queen Elizabeth uses signals with her handbag to send secret messages to her staff