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TIL Humans used to eat Giant Sloths

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4akg TIL Neil Armstrong’s boots are still on the moon along with all the others from the Apollo missions. This was to reduce the weight they had to bring back. The silicone and synthetic fabrics have probably off-gassed and degraded so they’d likely turn to powder if touched.
VMWAB TIL that “snarge” is the term used by the FAA for the residue and feathers left on an aircraft after a bird collides with it
aoK0 TIL the inventor of the Keurig ‘k-cup’ pods regrets his invention because of how costly it is and due to the fact they are not recyclable.
neWa7 TIL that during the Black Plague, the Jewish community had a lower infection risk than other populations. Among the theories, they suggest that Jewish religious practices promoted better health since so many rituals relate to hygiene. It resulted in the Jews being accused of causing the Black Death.
ejb4 TIL that everyone with blue eyes descended from a single person who lived between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago.