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TIL you weigh measurably less when the moon is directly above you

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8alYK TIL in one of Thomas Jefferson's letters to James Madison in 1789 he stated that the Constitution and laws should expire after 19 years. This was to allow the new generations to learn from the past and change accordingly, it was also to prevent older generations from "binding" subsequent ones.
m1jkv TIL about US Navy gunner Loyce Deen. Killed while flying, his body was too mangled to remove from the Avenger torpedo bomber he was in. The ship's crew covered the body and buried Deen at sea, using the Avenger as his coffin. It's the only known burial at sea involving an aircraft as tomb.
9YedX TIL that the hottest temperature ever rocorded in the universe was man made, by smashing lead ions together to generate 5.5 Trillion degrees Celsius (the centre of the sun is a mere 15 million Celsius)
DQ7Xp TIL Somatoparaphrenia is a condition where a person denies ownership of a part of their body, usually their left arm or leg. They may claim that the limb belongs to someone else, or that it is a foreign object. They may also ignore, reject, or harm their affected limb, or try to get rid of it.
9AnQ TIL That There Are 100 Trillion Good Bacterias Living In Human Body