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TIL JAXA have developed an artificial gravity environment for mice to study the affects of microgravity on the ISS, called MARS

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E9Ed TIL it’s 40 years ago Denmark made abortion free for all and legal
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VZKD TIL In 1974, Stephen King checked in as the only guest in the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO before it shut down for the winter. He dreamed that night of his three-year old son being chased through the long, empty corridors. He woke up and had the inspiration for The Shining.
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