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TIL The minimum amount of people needed to populate a space colony with minimum inbreeding would be 160

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Oo87g TIL on the first day of filming 'The Devil Wears Prada' (2006), Meryl Streep told Anne Hathaway, "I think you're perfect for the role. I'm so happy we're going to be working together." Then she paused and followed it up with, "That's the last nice thing I'll say to you." And it was.
wlAW TIL When Ed Headrick, the designer of the modern Frisbee and “Father of Disc Golf” died, he had his ashes molded into Frisbees. He said, “When we die, we don’t go to purgatory, we just land up on the roof and lay there.”
a8EQL TIL that Pope Francis hasn't watched TV since 1990, after making a pledge to the Virgin Mary. It has kept him from watching his favorite soccer team, Buenos Aires-based San Lorenzo. So a member of the Swiss Guard tells him the scores and keeps him up to date on the standings
pOK8 TIL that four years ago a 71 year old man cared for and nursed a beached penguin back to health and now the bird consistently travels 2,000+ miles every few months to revisit his caregiver.
ADaGo TIL That the indigenous San people of Africa created a “code of ethics” for the researchers who want to study them.