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TIL that Germany has launched a rocket with yeast on board into space. When the rocket returns the yeast will be used to make beer. Making it effectively space beer.

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VMGjp TIL some people refer to the future being a head of them, but others refer to it as behind the back because one can not see the future. Also, the former tend to shift their bodies forward when speaking of the future while the latter shift their bodies backwards when speaking about the future.
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