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TIL NASA will pay you $19,000 to lay in bed for two months!
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GYw7G
TIL 'Jump round' was mean't for Cypress Hill but they turned it down, then it was offered to Ice Cube who also refused it, finally it was given to House of Pain.
90dM
TIL that Germany aims to abandon fossil fuels by 2050 and generate 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources.
DmoP
TIL that in order to prevent the Germans from taking control of Iceland during WWII, the British invaded Iceland and occupied it (with American assistance) for the duration of the war.
DYoY
TIL Its not actually true that the US space program spent millions on developing a pen that worked in space, whereas the Russians just used a pencil. They both used pencils at first, but the shavings and chipped graphite floating around were harmful to the astronauts and computers
oW7K
TIL that during the Cold War, hundreds of American agents were caught because staples in USSR passports corroded, while the U.S. used stainless steel thus giving away their origin.