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j6GPE TIL humans cannot actually feel wetness; we only perceive it through temperature and pressure.
R5K9j TIL Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company, and they still sell playing cards in Japan
v1Vlr TIL the first US President's dog to received regular coverage from the press was President Harding's "Laddie Boy." That's because of Harding's doting of him as the dog had his own seat in cabinet meetings. Harding even had miniature statues of him made that he handed out as gifts.
Y7BnG TIL Physical fitness was not one of the NASA requirements for astronauts landing on the moon. Astronauts had an initial thorough exam before they were accepted into the program but after that, physical fitness was up to the individual to maintain
wLYJ6 TIL In 2010, the Forest Service made Betty White an honorary forest ranger. White said in previous interviews that she wanted to be a forest ranger as a little girl but that women were not allowed to do that then. When White received the honor, more than 1/3 of Forest Service employees were women.