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TIL Astronaut’s visors are covered in a thin layer of gold which reflects sunlight, therefore reducing glare

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epmnb TIL The KP in KP snacks stands for Kenyon Produce the Victorian founder of the company before it was absorbed into United Biscuits KP are still the largest buyer of nuts in the world.
pYpO TIL that in 1990 an unemployed French physicist attempted a one-man invasion of an island and was arrested while reloading his gun on a bench by the island’s volunteer constable.
WkX5d TIL: Tobacco use in Indonesia is almost entirely determined by gender: 76% of men smoke, while only 3.6% of women smoke.
8x4b TIL that intelligent people are more likely to trust others
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