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TIL that Green sea slugs are photosynthesizing animals

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7xVL TIL that it costs NASA more than $40,000 to ship the equivalent of a 2-liter bottle of water to the International Space Station which is why the systems onboard the ISS recycle 75% of water needed from the astronauts urine and sweat etc.
XmrD TIL Prince Eric from “The Little Mermaid” is the only Disney prince who does not sing in his film.
x64Ob TIL: That during World War II, finding men to fill the role of Santa Claus became increasingly difficult. Some stores selected women with deep voices to play the part, one of whom was quite successful until customers started complaining about Santa's visits to the ladies' restroom.
j688R TIL After being discontinued in the late 90s, Oreo Minis were re-released in 2000 along with the redesigned 2001 Dodge Caravan as part of a promotional tie-in with DaimlerChrysler
GY5jG TIL in 1989 federal agents seized almost 20 tons of cocaine--worth up to $6 billion from a single warehouse