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TIL that farts in space can be flammable as the gases in farts are flammable, which can quickly become a problem in a tiny pressurized capsule in the middle of space where your fart gases have no where to go.

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4kPOo TIL that in 2002 orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Arndt left a patient on the table mid-surgery (anesthetized and with an open incision) for 35 minutes while he left the hospital to deposit his paycheck at a nearby bank in Harvard Square.
9nZG TIL Astronaut’s eyeballs are often dented in from behind. Some astronauts who had perfect eyesight on Earth suddenly need glasses in space.
OnM4 TIL Neil Armstrong and the Apollo XI crew have moons on the Hollywood Walk of Fame instead of stars.
5VBmk TIL of Earl of Oxford. Who farted in front of Queen Elizabeth the First. He was so ashamed that he left the country for seven years.
grv5X TIL the world’s first newspaper horoscope happened because British newspapers ran out of stuff to talk about when Princess Margaret was born in 1930.