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TIL that NASA has sent spiders, bees, ants, flies and silkworms into orbit to learn about how bugs react to low gravity conditions.

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4XZVR TIL that when a trailer for "The Exorcist" was shown in theaters, it was reportedly so scary that people ran out of the theater , the trailer was banned, although you can watch it on YouTube.
e0oJn TIL: The Bay View Massacre occurred in 1886 when workers demanded an 8-hour workday. When the workers shut down the town, the Governor of Wisconsin gave the National Guard orders to shoot-to-kill. When the Guard Captain got the orders, he picked a man out of the crowd and had him shot.
v97L TIL that because of the electoral college, a presidential candidate can win with only 23% of the popular vote.
mxEWp TIL that, the father of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, was a vice president of ENRON, another company that committed fraud.
LkQgm TIL the Christmas songs: 'Here Comes Santa Claus', 'Frosty the Snowman' and 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' were all performed by the same person, Gene Autry, within 3 years of each other (1948-1950).