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TIL despite their portrayal in popular culture, only two types of Armadillos can roll into a ball, the other types having too many armor plates to be able to do so

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ErM0 TIL Moon Dust cuts through kevlar-like material and is harmful to humans, causing a disease called Moon Hay Fever
R5nGl TIL that the second fastest manmade object was a 2,000 lb steel plate cap covering a borehole for a nuclear blast. It's estimated that it reached speeds above 150,000 mph, almost 200 times the speed of sound. It most likely vaporized due to friction with the atmosphere before it could reach space.
nepVW TIL With only two clubs, the smallest football (soccer) league in the world is the Isles of Scilly Football League on the Isles of Scilly, 40 km southwest of the English mainland.
p8ePZ TIL that the flags planted on the moon (Apollo 11) were purchased by a NASA secretary who went to Sears and bought off-the-shelf nylon flags for $5.50 USD (1969). These flags are still “flying” and held aloft by their poles.
NXZL1 TIL that little extra flap of skin that some dogs and most cats have on their ears is called a Henry's pocket