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TIL that NASA astronaut Scott Kelly took a gorilla suit with him to the International Space Station and used it to play a prank on British astronaut Tim Peake.

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DWEj TIL 70% of African-American children and 58% of Hispanic children do not know how to swim compared to 40% white children.
vaOr TIL that strawberries are not berries, but bananas are.
VMaO4 TIL while the Venus Flytrap is available all over the world through cultivation, it only grows naturally in a small area of the coastal plain in North and South Carolina.
WlwB TIL of Ming the clam, who was the oldest animal ever found whose age could be accurately determined, at 507. The actual sex of the clam, however, is unknown, as its reproductive state was recorded as “spent.”
69BgX TIL that boxer Rocky Marciano, is the only world heavyweight champion to retire undefeated.