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TIL…Apache pilots train their eyes to work independently

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rR4BW TIL the first living creature to orbit the earth was Laika, a stray Russian dog. Russian scientists figured a stray dog already learned to endure harsh conditions of cold temperature and hunger making it an ideal astronaut.
YpGyr TIL that if Jeff Bezos was an economy, he'd be the 56th wealthiest economy above Kuwait, and just below Hungary. Let that sink in.
9wNGG TIL there's a protein in our cells called PARP-1 that is constantly repairing damaged DNA our cells. But it can't repair the DNA in neurons (including brains) while we're awake. So it accumulates there until we fall asleep. Research now shows this accumulation of PARP-1 is what makes us sleepy.
epRp6 TIL in 2016, a Saudi princess was enraged after a plumber took photos of her bathroom. She made her bodyguard beat him up and then forced him to kiss her feet. She left France—this happened in her luxury apartment in Paris—and was tried in absentia. She received a 10-month suspended sentence.
x7Qb TIL Adidas was founded by a former member of the Nazi party, Adolf Dassler, Adi was a nickname and das was the first 3 letters of his last name