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W7o64 TIL that scientist Lynn Margulis, famous for the idea that mitochondria and chloroplasts were once free-roaming prokaryotes, was at one time married to astronomer Carl Sagan.
1K9O TIL that it Liechtenstein’s last military engagement they sent off 80 soldiers, but returned with 81, having made a friend along the way.
OrY6 TIL “Now is not the time for making new enemies” were allegedly the death bed words of Voltaire, after being asked by a priest to denounce Satan.
Xygj TIL that massive amounts of birds are killed each year by radio antennas. And that changing the static red light to a blinking light can cut the death toll by up to 70%.
LjDP TIL Saturn’s moon Titan has such a dense atmosphere(1.5Atm) and such a low gravity (0.138G) that if you strapped wings to your hands you could easily fly.