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TIL All prisoners in Norway have internet in their cells.
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TIL that on NASA's Gemini XII flight, the computer docking system failed and Buzz Aldrin successfully calculated the docking trajectory using a sextant and a slide rule.
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TIL Keanu Reeves grew up with such showbiz connections that Alice Cooper was once his babysitter.
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TIL that prehistoric European often connected Oak trees to their respective lightning gods. Modern scientific evidence points to Oak trees as being more likely to be struck by lightning.
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TIL that while Kool Aid usually gets used when referring to the Jonestown Massacre, (drink the Kool Aid) investigators actually found boxes of grape Flavor Aid, a generic version of the drink.
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TIL that the use of vinegar in sushi rice helps limit the growth of salmonella and listeria in raw fish by lowering the fish's pH value, making bacteria less able to survive. Fresh wasabi also has bactericidal effects.