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TIL astronauts aboard the ISS are growing lettuce to study outer space gardening techniques.

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KY6D4 TIL Guido Merkens was an NFL quarterback, running back, wide receiver, punter and defensive back for ten seasons.
QJGrX TIL Gene Roddenberry never gave Captain Kirk a birthplace more specific than the state of Iowa. In 1985, when trying to find a theme for its annual festival, the town of Riverside voted to proclaim itself the future birthplace of the Starfleet officer. Roddenberry gave the town his blessing.
R7Vvw TIL that the song Jeremy(Pearl Jam) is about Jeremy Wade Delle who walked into class and committed suicide in front of 31 people due to depression.
4DZJ TIL the Shishi-odoshi, the teetering bamboo fountain accessory in japanese gardens, is meant ward off wild animals from the clacking sound it creates.
Z8Ev TIL: Ancient Spartans bathed baby boys in red wine, an experience so traumatic that many babies died from the stress and pain.