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TIL that after the launch of STS-70, NASA had installed plastic owls on and around the space shuttle to prevent woodpeckers from boring holes in the insulation of the external fuel tank.

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KYJYw TIL The Golden Razzies rescinded Shelley Duvall's nomination for Worst Actress (The Shining- 1980) on March 31, 2022, after backlash over her mistreatment by director Stanley Kubrick. They also retracted Bruce Willis's 2021 worst actor win following his aphasia diagnosis.
BxKW TIL that Patrick Star and Gary of Spongebob are actually first cousins.
0w4bA TIL the only thing that stopped the Spanish from colonizing the plains of what would become the United Stated was the Comanche Indians who’s particular brand of ferocity and violence defeated the Spanish army time and time again. Thus, forcing a peace treaty.
oRJW8 TIL that talking to pets like cats and dogs can actually boost human attention and memory.
WkAb4 TIL about Kuru. a terrifying disease caused by eating human brains. Villages in Papua NG ate brains of the dead as an act of love and twisted brain proteins caused trembling and “the laughing death”. People die within 2-4 months.