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TILed that there is a permanent underwater laboratory called Aquarius that is owned by NOAA but used by NASA to study how people handle extreme living conditions. Residents are referred to as “aquanauts”.

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6EEM8 TIL mixing diet soda with alcohol will get you drunker than using a sugar-based option.
w7P7 TIL that doctors in Ancient Rome used an early form of electrotherapy to successfully treat neurological conditions such as epilepsy and migraines. They administered the charges by placing electric torpedo fish on the patient’s head.
R5WAl TIL about underwater hockey, also known as Octopush, which is played by holding your breath in a 2 metre deep pool while manoeuvreing a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool using only one hand into the other team's goal with a mini hockey stick/pusher up to 25 metres away at the opposite end
ADVpB TIL: American companies were THE number one entities that helped Germany rearm them selves after WWI, illegally.
oBypY TIL game designer Sid Meier has a 33/33/33 rule of sequel design, 33% of the game should keep established systems, 33% should feature improved systems, 33% brand-new mechanics