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TIL that NASA has a fire alert system that you can subscribe too for a area of interest. Protecting people against wild fires!

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WkjjY TIL There actually aren’t “57 varieties” of Heinz ketchup, and never were. Company founder H.J. Heinz thought his product should have a number, and he liked 57.
D1XPP TIL That Urea (formerly extracted from horse urine) is a functional skin-softener and humectant, which means it helps to collect and hold moisture in the skin.
p8K5p TIL the American Charters of Freedom (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill Of Rights) are stored in a 55-ton steel reinforced vault. In the case of danger like a nuclear war, the documents would likely be transported by air to a secure, undisclosed, underground location
NJ5e TIL that in 2007 the head of NASA called the Space Shuttle a big mistake. He wrote that had the agency instead continued using the Apollo-Saturn system that went to the moon, “we would be on Mars today”.
QNZKM TIL there’s a species of snail named after Steve Irwin. Its name is Crikey steveirwini.