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TIL of Aeroplankton, the atmospheric analogue to oceanic plankton that deposit many millions of airborne viruses and bacteria every day on every square meter around the planet.

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W7QgL TIL that in 2013 the number of U.S. children named “Cheese” skyrocketed by 450 percent.
EgMBd TIL the Fermi Paradox arose as part of a casual conversation in the 1950s when Enrico Fermi asked "But where is everybody?" referring to extraterrestrial life
Lm0d TIL a Navy shower is a shower were the water is turned on to get wet, turned off while soaping up, and then turned on again just long enough rinse off. A Hollywood shower, by contrast, is a shower with no time limit at whatever temperature you prefer.
wYEP TIL that spouse abandonment after cancer or MS diagnosis is 6x more likely when ill spouse is female
pw7N TIL: there is an orangutan named FU-Manchu who is an honorary member of the lock picking union because he has successfully escaped from his cage using home made keys multiple times. Many primatologists believe he has successfully demonstrated human level deception.