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TIL that loofahs come from plants and are related to cucumbers and watermelon.

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epwyD Today I learned that people with poor eyesight tend to be more intellectually inclined.
WOj4 TIL that when the Apollo 11 astronauts returned from first walking on the moon, in accordance with the recently passed Extra-Terrestrial Exposure Law, the astronauts were placed in quarantine for fear that the Moon might contain undiscovered pathogens.
Br7gd TIL After Chernobyl meltdown, Russian military pilots created rain clouds to protect Moscow from radioactive fallout. British scientist allowed into the area, said that the population in Belarus was exposed to radiation doses 20 to 30 times higher than normal as a result of the rainfall
K8B TIL Superman was originally a bald telepathic villain.
VBlaD TIL that Frank Ryan earned a PhD in mathematics in 1965 while playing in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns.