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TIL I learned about the Zambian “afronaut” who wanted to join the space race with a spacegirl, two cats, and a missionary.

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1RrW TIL that in 1959 nine skiers died due to a ‘compelling natural force’ in the Ural mountains. They were found in their underwear in sub-freezing temps, barefoot, highly radioactive with fatal blunt force wounds not possible by a human. No sign of a struggle and one victim was missing their tongue
0j9L TIL all humanity has a common (8000x) grandmother. An African woman who lived 200,000 years ago is the common maternal ancestor of all humans alive today.
rN5g0 TIL depression can and has been transferred from humans to mice through gut microbiome
PnOV TIL studying economics makes you less likely to cooperate with others when playing the Prisoners Dilemma. The more years you have studied economics, the more self-interested you become.
YpMvr TIL all chaps are by definition assless chaps