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TIL applications for Mars One, the first manned mission to Mars will be accepted soon.

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kPx5 TIL The combination of an exclamation point and question mark is an interrobang. (‽)
Bg0Wr TIL that the work of Charles Drew, a pioneer in preserving blood, led to large-scale blood bank use, U.S. blood donations to Britons in WWII, and the use of bloodmobiles. He resigned as chief of the first American Red Cross blood bank over a policy that separated the blood of black and white people.
0wbYv TIL: the Giant Squid sees the world with Eyes the Size of Soccer Balls. They're at least 25 centimetres (10 inches) across, making them the largest eyes on the planet. Even the blue whale – the largest animal that has ever existed – has measly 11-centimetre-wide eyes.
E1nVX TIL Alcatraz had some of the best food in the federal prison system including chili dogs, butter-drenched potatoes, pork chops, biscuits and gravy & banana pudding because the warden believed “most trouble in prison is caused by bad food.” The prison staff ate the same food as the prisoners.
DyNY TIL there are 7 miles of tunnels connecting 95 acres beneath downtown Houston, w/restaurants and shops so area workers need not go outside in the heat and rain