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TIL Alone on Mars, the Curiosity Rover sings itself Happy Birthday every year on August 5th.

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x6Dlb TIL that President Calvin Coolidge was adopted into the Sioux nation after his signing of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.
mYvx TIL that girls who grow up with a stepfather begin menstruating about 1 year earlier than those who grow up with their biological father
9VO7 TIL The bananas we buy in stores and supermarkets are genetically identical clones, all descended from one banana. These bananas are seedless and sterile; natural bananas are short, fat, and have huge seeds.
mxN8R TIL Every year in the US, doctors' bad handwriting results in 7000 deaths, plus more than 1.5 million injuries.
9nZG TIL Astronaut’s eyeballs are often dented in from behind. Some astronauts who had perfect eyesight on Earth suddenly need glasses in space.