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TIL of Story Musgrave, the most Formally Educated Astronaut, despite being a HS Dropout . He has BAs in Mathmatics, Statistics, and Chemistry; a MBA; a MS in Physiology and Biophysics; a MD (surgery); and a MA in Literature. He's also the only astronaut to have flown on all 5 Space Shuttles.

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xVNGb TIL that percentages are reversible and one way is usually easier to figure. 5% of 20 is the same as 20% of 5
1GbW TIL there is an animal that is a near-perfect mix of a shark and a ray called a bowmouth guitarfish.
Xm4X TIL Elizabeth Bathory a.k.a. the Blood Countess is said to have killed and tortured around 650 young girls. She used their blood to bathe in it so she can keep her body forever young. She was never brought to trial.
gMZr7 TIL About 2 guys, who, without proper permits, equipment and no food and money, climbed Mt. Everest, and then paraglided and kayaked into the Indian Ocean in one trip
Mga7 TIL Earth’s supercontinent is only in a trial separation, and is expected to be together again in 150 million years.