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TIL NASA has an Office of Planetary Protection, in case we DO find life on other planets.

Read more planetaryprotection.nasa.gov

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oBKZW TIL that 99% of people on internet communities are lurkers and only 1% actively create new content, according to a rule known as the the 1% rule.
vEex TIL the amount of bacteria/other filth on a pair of jeans doesn’t increase after about 2 weeks of wear, with the study having the test subject wear the jeans non-stop for 15 months, and still not developing an unhealthy amount of bacteria.
D1Ngg TIL flushing cat poop kills sea otters by infecting them with toxoplasmosis
yVo5V TIL that in the USA, ransom payments to kidnappers are tax-deductible.
7Rpp TIL that Busta Rhymes was the voice actor for Reptar in the Rugrats Movie.