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TIL: NASA Deleted the first line of their mission statement in 2006……“to understand and protect our home planet”

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QN9Rd TIL that Spam is seen as a luxury food in South Korea due to smuggling during Korean War from U.S. army base
pXjb TIL Rogue Waves appear without warning and are extremely huge(ex. 65 feet high) and dangerous. Rogue waves are often steep(cliff like) with very deep troughs. A widely reported phenomenon among sailors for centuries but only recently(30ish years) documented and witnessed with measurable equipment.
EgGJo TIL: That your stomach has a esophageal sphincter and can relate to acid reflux and heartburn.
NQKe TIL Nikola Tesla would only stay in a hotel room if its number was divisible by 3.
R7yX7 TIL 8231 passengers have died in Aeroflot crashes, the most of any airline. Air France is second with 1783