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TIL: Amongst the debris recovered following the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster were containers holding worms carried as part of an experiment. The nematode worms were found to have survived the accident.

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aww9M TIL that since the term Least Developed Country was introduced by the UN in 1971 only four countries have improved to Developing Countries (Botswana in 1994, Cabo Verde in 2007, Maldives in 2011 and Samoa in 2014)
9Par TIL that caterpillars literally melt down into a sac of fluid cells, which are used to create the entire body from scratch, forming a butterfly.
PYbrn TIL that many European maps during the Middle Ages had the East on top instead of the North, thus "to orient" meant to align the map to the East, the Orient.
b6BRj TIL about badge engineering, which is the practice of marketing a vehicle under 2 or more brand names. A good example being the 2010 Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, & Mazda Tribute, shown here
56Bk TIL During WWII German General Hans Speidel ignored Hitler’s order to bombard Paris before being arrested for a plot to assassinate Hitler. 12 years later he was appointed the Supreme Commander of NATO and given headquarters at the Palace of Fontainebleau in Paris.