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TIL that there was moss growing on the OUTSIDE of the iss

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1pEP TIL the the “pink ribbon” associated with Susan G. Komen etc. was ripped off from a “peach ribbon”, created by grassroots breast cancer activist Charlotte Haley. She refused to let her design be commercialized by Self Magazine—who consulted their lawyers and were told to “just change the color”
W7RVY TIL whales can drown underwater
wbXM TIL Alan Ruck and Matthew Broderick were close to 30 while acting as high school students in ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ (1986)
GAJbE TIL Vitamin D deficiency makes sun exposure rewarding, as an evolutionary mechanism to encourage animals to get enough vitamin D. Once vitamin D levels are replete, sun exposure no longer produces euphoria
grKa4 TIL world's first vending machine was a holy water dispenser.