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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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xR61 TIL there was a research paper written about the possibility of jerking off 800 guys in a room within 10 minutes
Q4YL TIL Between 1951 and 1992, there were a total of 928 announced nuclear tests at Nevada Test Site. Of those, 828 were underground.
bBWN TIL that Sir Christopher Lee(Saruman) is the only person from the LOTR cast who has actually met Tolkein.
9YpbX TIL - Alien Hand Syndrome where "A 77-year-old woman [observed] her left hand moving without her knowledge while watching television. Her left hand stroked her face and hair as if somebody was controlling it."
Z8wp4 TIL a farmhouse in Gettysburg was used as field hospital. There was so much blood on the floor, that there is still dried blood between floorboards. When under a blacklight, large bloodstains are still visible