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TIL some of James Doohan’s (Scotty the Engineer from the original Star Trek series) ashes are hidden in the floor of the International Space Station after being smuggled there in 1998.

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7rdKM TIL "Mad" Mike Hughes died after crashing in his homemade steam powered rocket. He launched from the California desert and hoped to reach the Kármán Line, where Earth's atmosphere meets outer space 62 miles above the ground to prove that the Earth is a flat disk and not a sphere.
oPeK TIL Marvel once published a comic about “Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Ham” in 1983. He was a “Spider-Pig” named Peter-Porker
LQMWp TIL lemurs get high on millipedes
78Pdx TIL A 'munchy box' is a popular take away food item in Scotland typically consisting of kebab meat, fried chicken, pizza, chicken tikka, samosas, onion rings, chow mein noodles, pakora, naan bread, garlic bread, coleslaw, other fast foods and sauces such as curry sauce.
woPy8 TIL Somoas are the unhealthiest Girl Scout Cookie & Trefoils are the healthiest Girl Scout Cookie