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TIL the mosaic of the earth that flew to the ISS with SpaceX Crew Dragon has John Paul II on it

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XAr TIL that c800, the Muslim scientist al-Jahiz developed a theory of evolution involving natural selection and passing on of successful genes
8eljZ TIL that newborn giant pandas are proportionally the smallest baby of any placental mammal, being about 1/800 the mother's weight
ggpL TIL that a Seattle man trained to fight a wild 80 pound octopus, underwater, in it’s natural habitat, without any weapon or SCUBA gear. He won the fight and then ate the octopus.
9o8p TIL abolitionist Harriet Tubman was known to hold a gun to slave’s heads if they tried to escape during one of her rescues. When asked if she’d ever shoot a slave, Tubman responded, “"Yes, if he was weak enough to give out…”
YN0v TIL The area code by NASA in Orlando is (321)