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TIL that Reddit is owned by the same company responsible for the magazines Vouge, GQ, and The New Yorker

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XEZnQ TIL there's only one known person in the world who can draw perfect mathematical fractals, a skill he acquired after being attacked by muggers who kicked him in the head repeatedly.
ZpGjB TIL that if Apollo 11 had failed to land on the Moon, Apollo 12 was prepared to launch just 2 months later. However, with the success of Apollo 11, the time between launches was extended to 4 months with Apollo 12 landing on the moon November 19, 1969.
47Ww TIL that a German officer in WWII ordered his soldiers to hold fire to allow the rescue of an American soldier who stepped on a landmine. When no one came the officer went to rescue the soldier but stepped on a landmine himself.
8ePYG TIL that mice given injections of transporter viruses, loaded with telomerase genes, not only experience healthier aging with less disease, but also live 25% longer
ADbYd TIL that the average adult will spend 36% of his or her life asleep.