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TIL that the first “emergency” aboard Apollo 13 was when astronaut John Swigert radioed Huston because he had forgotten to file his income taxes. Flight Director Glynn Lunney assured that Americans out of the country got a 60-day extension on filing.

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DQeZr TIL according to a recent study CO2 made up over 70% of the Earth's atmosphere 2.7 billion years ago
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