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TIL that polar bears are undetectable by infrared cameras

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epKV6 TIL that NASA included 3 LEGO figurines aboard their Juno spacecraft for its journey to Jupiter. This was part of the "Bricks in Space" outreach program between NASA and the LEGO Group. The purpose of which was to inspire children to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
bNAQ TIL Due to an error with PayPal, a man was credited with 92 trillion dollars making him briefly the richest man ever. For reference, all money owned by every person and country in the world only totals 199 trillion.
QWPX TIL Ian Bogost created a game called Cow Clicker to criticize FarmVille. You click on a cow every six hours.
Y7MWB TIL ant queens can live up to 30 years!
6EGWJ TIL most of the Founding Fathers were likely Deists and not Christians, but saw organized religion as a useful tool for governing the masses