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TIL that a hatch that wouldn’t close properly probably saved the crew of the Apollo 13 mission

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oRlZA TIL a number of people, including a group of Swedish researchers, tried to replicate the experiment shown in the documentary Super Size Me(2004). None of them were able to get the same results as the documentary creator.
v8xK TIL the Outer Space Treaty, signed by all major space faring nations, prohibits claiming territory in space or on celestial bodies. Space is considered “the shared heritage of mankind”
VMpQQ TIL Genghis Khan had the largest number of children in histroy at an all time high of 1000-2000 children
OoPDg TIL Ounce by ounce, Nutritious food costs up to 10 times more than junk food.
6ZA8 TIL: If you started with $0.01 and doubled your money every day, it would take 27 days to become a millionaire.