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TIL that fish eggs can survive after passing through a waterfowl's digestive system. This provides a good explanation of how fish can populate closed bodies of water like lakes

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6EZ9l TIL Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt is the only scientist to have explored the Moon’s surface. Because he was not a pilot, as all previous astronauts were, Dr. Schmitt attended a 53-week course in flight training, logging more than 2,100 hours flying time
nedg9 TIL since 1991 Russia has been involved in 12 wars
781VL TIL about the town of Catatumbo where lightning strikes ~1.2 million times per year
wLll6 TIL the phrase "Houston, we have a problem." is actually a misquote. After the explosion on Apollo 13, Jack Swigert instead reported to ground control, "Uh, Houston, we've had a problem here."
j6jXp TIL that Australia’s Mount Wingen has been burning for 6,000 years. A lightning strike or brush fire ignited a coal seam there around 4000 B.C., and it’s been smoldering ever since.