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TIL Only 1g of alcohol (including content in medications) is permitted to be used/released by astronauts per day on the International Space station due to Combustibility concerns (page 269)

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16wo4 TIL there is a group of 737 aircraft operated by "Janet Airlines", a highly classified airline that shuttles military personnel and contractor employees to and from Area 51. The aircraft are generally unmarked, aside from a red cheatline along the windows of the aircraft.
Z8PjB TIL about Boston Marriage, a cohabitation of two wealthy women, independent of financial support from a man. There is also a Wellesley Marriage, where the relationship involved two academic women. Some of these relationships were romantic, but others were not.
BrMky TIL that about seven in 10 wealthy families lose their fortune by the second generation and by the third generation, that number has jumped to 90 percent.
LPLp TIL In the mid 1920’s the US Department of Prohibition ordered the poisoning of industrial alcohols, products regularly stolen and resold as drinkable spirits. They did this to scare people out of drinking and to track where speakeasies were located. The program killed an estimated 10,000 people.
JvWm TIL researchers studied cats viewing photos of various bearded men. Cats viewing long beards exhibited paralysis and signs of severe neurological distress. Researchers concluded cats don’t like men with long beards, are indifferent to short beards, and disturbed/confused by incomplete beards