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TIL Oreos are ‘accidentally vegan’

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D1NQp TIL Concorde flew so high passengers received twice the dose of radiation from flying in a conventional aircraft, which was believed to increase cancer risk. The flight deck contained a radiometer so they could descend in case of a solar storm.
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Wk5oB TIL That dolphins can sleep with only one half of their brains at a time so they can still swim at the waters surface and breath.
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