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TIL one year of fossil-fueled space rocket launches creates as much black carbon as the global aviation industry in the same period.

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4kN76 TIL that the novels of Brett Ellis, author of American Psycho, occupy a shared universe. Patrick Bateman first appears in 'Rules of Attraction', then in 'Glamorama' (in which he is noted as having "strange stains" on the lapel of his Armani suit) and even appears alongside Ellis in 'Lunar Park'.
J1w48 TIL that corpses can grow vivianite crystals in the right conditions
6Ed0Q TIL anybody travelling on the International Space Station needs to have both metric and imperial tools with them. This is because the American portion has been built in 'imperial' and the rest in metric.
E1jpp TIL of the Federal Theater Project. It was a program to employ artists during the great depression. The Federal Theatre Project was distinguished for its focus on racial injustice. At its conclusion, 65 percent of its productions were still presented free of charge.
6Dk7 TIL In the late 1800s, a baboon was officially employed as a railroad signalman. He was paid in money and beer and never made a mistake.