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TIL Space Camp has an Adult Program
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TIL Otzi the Iceman lived 5,000 years ago. His two last meals were deer and chamois, he was likely a copper smelter, was 45 when he was killed by an arrow wound, had 61 tattoos, and probably grew up in the still existent village of Feldthurns.
epKG4
TIL The "Palm Dog" is an award given every year during the Cannes Film Festival which recognizes dog performances on the big screen (live action and animated). Past winners include Jack from The Artist, Brandy in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Dug the dog from Up
egnD
TIL In 1962, a group of scientists wanted to study the effects of LSD on elephants. They injected an elephant with 3,000 times the normal dose given to humans because they assumed elephants would be much less sensitive to LSD than humans. The elephant died in 100 minutes.
yaJw
TIL a CIA handbook taught torture methods to extract information from people without extracting fingernails and stressed on importance of psychological over physical torture, i.e. intense fear, deep exhaustion, solitary confinement and unbearable anxiety which destroy ones capacity to resist.
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TIL Cyndi Lauper sang a parody of her 1985 song "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" for the Bob's Burger's Season 2 premiere which aired in 2012. The episode is a parody of The Goonies. She said, "My son really wanted me to do it. He loves the show and was like, 'C'mon, Mom, it's hysterical. Do it."