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TIL that the Cockroaches raised in space become quicker, stronger, faster, and tougher than cockroaches on Earth.

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dDVOd TIL: Microsoft tried a 4-day workweek in Japan as part of a “Work Life Choice Challenge” by shutting down offices every Friday. Productivity, measured by sales per employee, increased by almost 40% compared to the same period the previous year.
nNM9 TIL the person who constantly bullied me and ruined my elementary school life has written a book about bullying.
9w0eM TIL during the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, 33 miners were trapped underground for 69 days after a cave-in, one of the miners created a makeshift radio from mining equipment, which allowed the miners to communicate with rescuers and maintain morale during the ordeal.
VM060 TIL The USS Niagara was intentionally sunk in 1820 for preservation, and raised 93 years later for restoration.
1axOr TIL: That spiders can regrow limbs assuming they have at least one molt cycle left in their life time. The limb starts smaller then its other limbs but can grow bigger, until normal size, after each molt. This can however come at a cost of the overall size of the spider.