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TIL Tomatoes are one of the only crops that can not only grow, but thrive in Mars like soil.

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6EZDW TIL - In response to claims that Star Trek uniforms were sexist by having women wearing short skirts, men started to wear them too, creating what was known as the "skant"(skirt and pant) uniform for men.
QJaKk TIL A study of robot aesthetics has found non-human-like machines gather positive emotional responses from viewers, while humanoid objects that imperfectly resemble human beings produces feelings of eeriness and revulsion in observers. This dip in positive responses is called the Uncanny Valley.
NR8b TIL that the the internet, human brain, and universe all share the same structure and growth patterns.
DZWe TIL there’s a ship that’s designed to turn its bow up into the air, while the rest of the ship submerges, turning it into a buoy.
oLXL TIL On April Fool’s Day 1998, Burger King published an advertisement for “Left-Handed Whopper”. The condiments of this whopper were supposed to be rotated 180 degrees, as to avoid spilling out toppings from the right side of the burger. It was said to be the “ultimate ‘Have-it-your-way’ for lefties”