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TIL Potential Mars colonists and astronauts will have to adhere to a vegan diet.

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ZpmVG TIL Iconic movie producer Joel Silver (Die Hard, The Matrix) is one of the creators of the sport "Ultimate Frisbee"
xVL91 TIL that according to a 2010 study from the University of Oxford, big butts result in healthy children because of the high amount of Omega 3 fatty acids (the good fatty acids) stored. These are the same fatty acids that are responsible for the normal development of the baby's brain.
KBd4 [TIL] Muhammad Ali’s IQ was found to be in the 16th percentile, protecting him from the draft
awPoy TIL that during 1944 Harry S. Truman wasn't the original VP candidate. Henry A. Wallace, FDR's VP from 1940, was up for reelection in 1944 and was progressive but conservative leaders of the DNC were concerned for FDR's health and realized that the VP would replace FDR so they replaced him w/ Truman
oxkr TIL Bakhtiyar Khilji, the Muslim general destroyed the ancient university and library of Nalanda in 1193 in hopes of uprooting Buddhism. The destruction of the library is considered responsible for the demise of ancient Indian scientific thought in Maths, Astronomy, Alchemy, and Anatomy.