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TIL NASA requires all astronauts to learn Russian language.

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7wXr TIL that NASA has discovered stars with temperatures lower than the human body. The star ‘WISE 1828+2650’ is less than 80 degrees Fahrenheit (25 Celsius).
R5K1w TIL about the 1st Special Service Force, aka the “Devil’s Brigade” – a US-Canada joint unit composed during WWII and the first modern special forces. They fought and died together during the most dangerous allied deployments of WWII, and suffered a casualty rate of up to 77%.
OEXa TIL of a 12 year old French boy who staged an elaborate faked a kidnapping of himself just to avoid going to the dentist.
JYbKv TIL about the Kinsey Scale. Created by Alfred Kinsey in 1948. Kinsey thought that sexuality was fluid and could change over time. He created a scale 7 point scale with 0 being exclusively heterosexual and 6 being exclusively homosexual. The seventh point X is for asexuals.
9YWOp Til Dr. Archibald spent several years acting as the mate of a female whooping crane sleeping, dancing, and building nests with her as part of an effort to save the species from extinction. He received award for his work.