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TIL it takes 45 minutes to take a shit in zero gravity.

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AD7Dl TIL from Paul Stamets “6 ways mushrooms can save the world” TED talk, that mushrooms and mycelium are powerful antibiotic agents with many potential untapped applications in pharmaceuticals, pesticides, terraforming other planets, ecological healing/the reestablishment of biospheres, and much more.
WyXN TIL there is a bright pink millipede that is able to ‘shoot’ cyanide.
j6e5N TIL That Entemann's was forced to change its packages for some products when a dam burst destroying 5000 tons of packaging, and the equipment that made it.
KYj6Q TIL that it is possible to measure heart rate using a weighing scale, by picking up the force of blood moving around the body.
M8r8 TIL a company is attempting to create a community of tech workers aboard a cruise ship anchored 12 miles from the US sea border so that they don’t have to obey labour laws or get work visas.