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TIL that members of congress can sign the corner of an envelope and mail it without a stamp using USPS

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9wdyG TIL A Dominican man survived nearly a month at sea with nothing but ketchup and seasonings.
ZpLB TIL that smoking shouldn’t have been banned on airplanes because they recycled the air more frequently w/smokers in the cabin. Now, airborne viruses and bacteria are much more harmful and CO2 levels are higher–all to save airline companies money.
p8ALO TIL: The International Space Station orbits about 220 miles above Earth. To put that in perspective, if Earth were the size of a basketball, the space station would be about 1/4 of an inch (<7mm) off the surface.
aw60A TIL in 2014, a memorial to people killed by dogs, the majority of whom were pit bulls, was mobbed by pitbull owners who prevented people from viewing the memorial with their pitbulls
VEV4 TIL a Siberian Husky’s coat enables it to withstand temperatures from -58 to -76 degrees (F)