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TIL an Israeli company tried seeding the Moon with waterbears.

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bdg0 TIL the ‘sand mafia’ is a huge problem in India, illegally mining sand and causing permanent environmental damage.
awZy TIL that Unreal Engine 3 was used for the backgrounds in LazyTown
YplYA TIL Why do I poop after eating. Gastrocolic reflex is a reaction the body has to eating food in varying intensities. When food hits your stomach, our body releases hormones. These hormones tell your colon to contract to move food through your colon and out of your body. It makes room for more food.
xZLo TIL that British political sitcom The Thick of It had a ‘swearing consultant’ who would add more imaginative bad language to the scripts
PZvg TIL: Happier cows really do produce more milk, and simply calling cows by individual names ups production by 3.5%.