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TIL NASA’s Curiosity Rover Leaves Tracks in Morse Code

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oVGo TIL of the ‘Japanese Smoking Paradox’ where Japanese smokers smoke more than US/European males but have much lower lung cancer rates and nobody is entirely sure why.
j6OeE TIL even though Mona Lisa Vito wins the case in “My Cousin Vinny” by testifying there was only two cars made in the 1960s with independent rear suspension, the screenwriter left out the Chevy Corvair. He thought no one would find out but a high school friend called him out about it at the premiere.
AoV4 TIL Before being stationed in Antarctica Australian physicians have their appendix removed to ensure they do not get appendicitis.
O1YL TIL once the last flight before winter has left the South Pole research base, leaving the ~50 crew that will stay all through the ever-dark polar winter, the remaining crew have a tradition where they watch The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982), and The Thing (2011) back to back.
a9po TIL: The term “kosher salt” comes from its use in making meats kosher by removing surface blood, not from its being made in accordance with the guidelines for kosher foods as nearly all salt is kosher.