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TIL: Researchers hypothesize that the European Bison originated as a result of a hybrid between two other species. They refer to this hypothetical ancestor as the "Higgs Bison".

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JY1n8 It’s never happened, and NASA feels confident that it never will. For one thing, astronauts generally don’t float free. Outside the ISS, they’re always attached to the spacecraft with a braided steel tether, which has a tensile strength of 1,100 pounds. If it’s a two-person spacewalk, oftentimes the astronauts are also hooked to each other.
WkB7d TIL that getting a Bugatti's oil changed costs about as much as a new Toyota Camry.
R76Vj TIL The airline industry has its own currency (NUC) to simplify the exchange of money between airlines
8loK TIL when Jimmy Stewart made It’s a Wonderful Life he hadn’t made a movie in five years. He was planning on going into aviation if he couldn’t restart his film career.
p8b5e TIL that of Miami and Tampa are 2 of the 3 major cities in the United States to never have reached 100 degrees officially.