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TIL that astronauts in zero gravity cannot burp, but they can fart.

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9YpBX TIL George Clooney once pranked Brad Pitt by putting a pot plant bumper sticker, which had "fuck cops" written on it, on the back of his car, leading to him getting pulled over by the cops. Clooney figured, "There's no way you don't get pulled over."
WPRL TIL in addition to Buckshot and Bird shot there is also Rat shot. A small calliber bullet cartridge that can be loaded into handguns and rifles to be used as a low power shotgun round effective for killing small pests and birds without damaging buildings.
ADeQd TIL The US National Park Service put out a set of guidelines to avoid being attacked by a bear, such as moving sideways away from the bear and vocalizing to identify yourself as a human. They also advised: “Do NOT push down a slower friend (even if you think the friendship has run its course)."
4XMyN TIL Zubaz, the popular 1990's zebra-stripe pattern pants, were originally designed for hardcore weightlifters that couldn’t find pants or shorts that comfortably fit their massive thighs
7rZaX TIL of the 21 US ships reported damaged or sunk in the Pearl Harbor attack, all but 3 were repaired and returned to service. One of those three was a pre-WWI dreadnought that the US used for target practice.