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TIL that Afghanistan sent an Astronaut into space

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pY1MZ TIL that in 1974, the Buffalo Sabres drafted a fake Japanese player named Taro Tsujimoto as a hoax to protest the NHL’s draft procedure.
MenA0 TIL the Appalachian mountains in N America and the mountains of Greenland, Ireland, Scotland and Scandinavia are all one chain
RP96 TIL that “Adrenalin” is a pharmaceutical trade name. The scientific name for the hormone generated by the Adrenal gland is Epinephrine.
BrWvb TIL apples in Tibet turn purple due to the lower temper and the higher UV light.(less UV is filtered out because of the thinner atmosphere) They’re called Black diamond apples.
JnPl TIL 26% of American adults DO NOT know that the Earth orbits the sun, 49% think antibiotics kill viruses, 47% believe electrons are larger than atoms, 53% think Lasers work by focusing sound waves, according to a survey done by the National Science Board. Other figures and countries included. (PDF)