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KjrQ TIL the astronauts aboard Apollo 11 couldn’t afford the life insurance policy for an astronaut, so they hatched an alternate plan. Prior to their mission, the three signed hundreds of autographs while under quarantine for their families to sell if anything were to happen to them.
161yd TIL the that the largest city in the world by population is Tokyo, Japan, with a population of 37.4 million people. That is nearly the same population as California, the largest US state by population, and Poland, the 8th largest country in Europe.
pYEvG TIL elevated blood pressure reduces the perception of physical pain and social pain
D16ne TIL Emily Blunt was supposed to play Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) in the MCU. But she had to be in a film she "didn't want" to be in. This is because of her contractual obligation to be in Gulliver's Travels.
6E4VY TIL A woman visited the Gorilla enclosure at the Rotterdam zoo on a near daily basis and smiled at the male, Bokito while staring at him. She was warned not to but kept doing it, claiming Bokito smiled back and that they shared a bond, until one day Bokito escaped and charged her, almost killing her