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KY6NQ TIL when NASA sent the first woman, Sally Ride, to space they thought she needed 100 tampons for a 6 day trip.
VMMGZ TIL African wild dogs actually have a hunting success rate of 15.5%, not 85% like previously assumed.
XNAE TIL that after seeeing Elvis play at a concert in 1957, 15 year old Jimi Hendrix became a lifelong fan, during the concert itself he wrote down the entire line-up of songs he heard Presley sing that night and would play Elvis songs for his friends as an adult.
JYwoB TIL that the character of Austin Powers was created by Mike Myers as a persona for his faux 60s rock band Ming Tea. His then wife loved the persona so much that she encouraged him to write a film about the character.
OoZAa TIL that a fisherman in Florida hooked a swordfish so big that it dragged his boat for 20 miles and fought for eight hours before he could pull it in. It turned out to be the biggest swordfish ever caught in Florida waters.