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TIL That NASA thinks humans can probably survive completely unprotected in space for over 30 seconds without permanent injury.

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N78yP TIL about Richard Passman, an engineer who worked on the Corona, the spy satellite that informed the U.S. of Russian nuclear power. He died of Corona.
xVdJ1 TIL Sammy Davis Jr. disliked "The Candy Man" so much, he rushed through recording his vocals in two takes, convinced "the song is going straight to the toilet, pulling his career down with it". It ended up being his only Number One Hit, spending three weeks at the top of the Billboard Top 100.
rR6J0 TIL most adults with autism spectrum disorder are unaware they have it until tested. Being diagnosed can lead to treatment and becoming a more socially comfortable person.
oBRR TIL Albino Africans live in constant fear of being butchered for body parts.
grE4y TIL that how ‘Lubrication' provided by tiny air bubbles released from under the feathers could allow penguins to gain enough speed to leap out of the water and onto the ice shelf And scientists are mimicking this robots.