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TIL that a cat's terminal velocity is reliably non-lethal. This means they can be dropped from almost any height and have a great chance of survival.

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5LpD TIL that before his Moon walk, Buzz Aldrin took communion secretly. Atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair had brought a lawsuit against NASA objecting to the Apollo 8 crew reading from the Book of Genesis. O'Hair demanded that astronauts refrain from broadcasting religious activities while in space.
neAwr TIL about the 504 Sit-in, a disability rights protest that began on April 5, 1977. People with disabilities and the disability community occupied federal buildings in the United States in order to push the issuance of long-delayed regulations regarding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
loOK5 TIL That Crayola runs a recycling program for old markers to keep them out of landfills! Markers don’t even have to be Crayola brand and they still pay for shipping!
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