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TIL Humans are closer to the size of the observable universe than they are to the smallest unit of measure (Planck length)

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0Q65 TIL of Thad Roberts, a former intern at NASA, who served a 6 year sentence in a federal prison after having sex with his girlfriend on a bed full of stolen moon rocks gathered from the Apollo 11 moon landing mission
v1jrx TIL Matt Groening designed the Simpson family to be immediately identifiable from their silhouettes, hence the distinctive hairstyles and head shapes.
l70w1 TIL strength training increases bone density in postmenopausal women; Bone loss is significantly accelerated with the loss of estrogen after menopause in elderly women
QNjeX TIL that since 2007, at least 20 detached human feet have been found in the region of British Columbia/Washington State and nobody really knows why
GA1r7 TIL of the Vipeholm Experiments in Sweden. In the 1950s, intellectually disabled people were fed sweets to see whether sugar caused cavities. While unethical, this study greatly contributed to what we know about dental health.