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TIL: There was a cricket match in 1939 between England and South Africa which lasted 12 days, it is affectionately referred to as the "Timeless Test"

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woJn8 TIL astronauts on board the ISS need to sleep near a ventilator fan. Warm air does not rise in space so astronauts in badly-ventilated sections end up surrounded by a bubble of carbon dioxide.
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