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TIL that Muslim astronauts have struggled with the issue of how to pray from space. When orbiting the Earth, it’s impossible to pray facing Mecca because its direction constantly changes.

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v1JmL TIL some of the crew from the Challenger survived the explosion and turned on their emergency breathing packs
9YM07 TIL the best selling single (non religious) book of all time is "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, selling an estimated 500 million copies. It is also the oldest book on the list, being first published in 1605.
EgEjx TIL ⚡ Lightning bolts can indeed produce 1.21 gigawatts needed to power the DeLorean in Back to the Future
bkk0 TIL that there is a company called TerraCycle that recycles everything that’s considered non-recyclable, including cigarette butts, dirty diapers, and chewing gum!
9Qyr TIL The last ruling king of Egypt, King Farouk once had a nightmare about lions attacking him and decided to go to the Cairo zoo and shoot two lions while they were in their cages.