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TIL Spacesuits are equipped with a "spongy device" in the helmet to allow astronauts the ability to plug their nose

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egL6 TIL Tesla wouldn’t speak to women who wore pearl jewelry.
XEDeE TIL of William Kamkwamba, who at the age of 15 taught himself how to build windmills out of junk to provide his family electricity, and later to pump water for his community that was suffering from a huge drought. He did all of this through library books, as his family couldn't afford schooling.
8e4jZ Today I learned that, while Katrina was the most destructive hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, the strongest hurricane of that season was Wilma.
6Ea18 TIL McDonalds managers make more on average than teachers in most US states
ywMV TIL- 62% of Americans have less than 1000 dollars in their savings account.