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TIL that in addition to temperature control, spacesuits are white so astronauts are easier to spot against the darkness of space

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v1VLL TIL a british woman was found dead in her flat with her TV and air conditioning still running. She had been dead for 2 years before her corpse was discovered.
e00lb TIL Prince was to be in a Simpsons episode -when he sent his notes on the script, they didn’t match to what was written: Prince’s friend had written him new script instead. The episode was canned because Prince refused the original writers script; it was too similar to Michael Jackson’s episode.
b9MY0 TIL about Kopperl, a town in Texas, that had a heat burst which caused hurricane forced winds, the temperature to reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit, and ears of corn to be roasted on the cob. Neighboring towns were not affected.
xVvDb TIL in 2014 original "Top Model" winner Adrianne Curry fended off an attacker with a bull whip while dressed as Catwoman at San Diego Comic Con
4Xj7b TIL of Gonzalo Guerrero, a Spanish soldier shipwrecked in Mexico and taken captive by local Maya. By the time Cortés arrived, he had become a Maya war captain, was married to his Lord's daughter, and fathered the first Mestizo children. He led local Maya resistance until his death in 1532.