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TIL An experiment on worms survived the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and their descendents were flown to the space station in 2011 by Space Shuttle Endeavor.

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Egg8o TIL: "Don't Mess with Texas" was created to stop littering, and not about, well, other stuff.
9wD9X TIL of the Arlington Ladies, a volunteer group of women who attend funerals at Arlington National Cemetery so that no soldier, sailor, airman, or coast guardsman is buried alone.
KO0nR TIL the original Sesame Street DVDs come with a warning that says “These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grownups and may not suit the needs of today's preschool child.”
V19B TIL - The first webcam watched a coffee pot. It allowed researchers at Cambridge to monitor the coffee situation without leaving their desks.
MnV7 TIL - Alcohol is considered a performance-enhancing drug in competitive shooting competitions.