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1aDRX TIL the 1904 Olympic marathon was the sketchiest Olympic event in history
LkVLZ TIL that if the Moon was brought 21 times closer to the Earth it would break apart and give the Earth rings, due to what's known as the Roche Limit
Oo1WL TIL Leonard Susskind was a plumber before going on to become one of the most noted astrophysicists of our time
GAMYN TIL Fifty Shades of Grey was the highest selling book of the 2010s.
6YOJ TIL scientists have dosed naked mole rats with carcinogens and radiation, yet they have never been observed to develop cancer. They tolerate acid, live 6x longer than other rodents, they hardly age, they survive long periods of oxygen deprivation and can live in heavy metal polluted areas.