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TIL humans are unable to burp in zero gravity environments.

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R5DGl TIL Walter Cronkite initially came to fame as a war reporter during WW2. Cronkite was the first American to do an uncensored report on Operation Torch, flew in bombing raids, fired a machine gun at a German fighter, covered the Nuremberg Trials, and was a reporter in Moscow from 1946-48.
aw0LZ TIL a woman who ordered pizza everyday for 3 years straight was saved by a delivery woman when she failed to place a order for 3 days
Z8QmD TIL that William Whipple, one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, freed his slave after signing it because he believed one cannot simultaneously fight for freedom and hold another person in bondage.
VB59k TIL a study found that, when asked to be alone with their own thoughts for 15 minutes, half of participants would rather receive electric shock instead.
ZnQ TIL that estimates for the amount of time Bill Murray’s character is trapped in the perpetual Groundhog Day range up to 34 years.