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TIL astronauts returning from space report higher concern with Universalism, Spirituality and references to "values orientated toward the collective good".

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90PX TIL that after being asked about the success of Shaun of the Dead, Simon Pegg replied “It’s not like I’m going to run off and do Mission: Impossible III!”. Two years later, he played the role of Benji in that exact film.
b6eo4 TIL that California’s Central Valley has sunk by up to 28 feet since the 1920s due to groundwater pumping. Some parts of the valley are still sinking by up to 2 feet per year.
BgMEe TIL how a centuries old inscription on a boulder was deciphered by a contest.
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