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TIL that Jupiter’s atmosphere is so dense and pressurized that a human falling into it would be crushed before ever reaching a solid surface — because it may not even have one.

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JY5Pm TIL n June 2006, at the request of PETA, Ocean Spray agreed to end its support for animal experiments. Previously, Ocean Spray was funding tests involving infecting mice with H. pylori, bacteria that cause stomach ulcers, and then feeding them cranberry juice to see if it had any positive effect.
LQrBv TIL that the only time when more than half of the American public believed that the Apollo space program was worth the expense came at the time of the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969. Even then it only received 53% approval.
GYeQJ TIL that there is an instrument that you play without touching: the theremin
PQvO TIL the first computer mouse was made of wood
Br85W TIL 1986 Ted Nugent made a $10 Million dollar bid for "elevator music" company Muzak, solely to shut them down.