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TIL Emma Thompson used to torment Stephen Fry by surprising him at the top of his stairs naked and locking all the doors on the bottom floor so he couldn’t escape.

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78laX TIL the 2005 NASA Authorization Act established the ISS National Lab on the US segment of the International Space Station. This act opened up the station for academic, private and government access to many of the space stations research facilities.
DWvV TIL it might rain liquid neon on Jupiter and snow diamonds on Neptune
4Zo5 TIL The default Windows 10 desktop background wasn’t made or edited with Photoshop or similar. This photograph named “Hero” required a setup of smoke, lasers and dust.
waeP TIL Lacrosse, as originally played by Native Americans, fielded teams from 100 to 1,000 men, with goals 500 yards to 6 miles apart, with games lasting several days, played sunup to sundown. These games tended to become huge mobs of players swarming the ball and slowly moving it across the field.
p8Bjb TIL Siamese cats are temperature sensitive albinos which cause cooler body parts to be darker and warmer parts to be lighter. As they get older, their body temperature decreases and overall color darkens.