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TIL Tom Waits voiced a dog food commercial in 1981

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BrZ8L TIL that astronauts lose as much as 22% of their blood while in space, as a reaction to the uniform blood pressure caused by microgravity. Until their body replaces this blood, many returning astronauts can't stand for more than a few minutes without fainting.
ANo5d TIL that taller individuals, due to having more cells in their bodies, are more prone to certain types of cancer.
yQYVw TIL: In 1884, before there were ambulances for people in San Francisco, there was an ambulance for horses. It came to the aid of six in its first month of service.
negWB TIL most maps distort the size of many countries. Greenland and South America tend to look roughly the same size even though South America is 8.2 times larger. Canada is also smaller than the typical representation, and South Africa much larger.
Y7gOZ TIL baby manta rays are born like little burritos, with their fins wrapped around their bodies.