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TIL Sally Ride the first female astronaut in space was asked by NASA if 100 tampons was enough for a 6 day trip to space

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MegxA TIL a coal stoker named Arthur John Priest survived the sinking of five ships, including the Titanic, earning the nickname "The Unsinkable Stoker"
neNmr TIL there is a rare type of fluffy frost called hair ice that only forms on rotting wood. It baffled scientists for decades until 2015, when scientists determined that fungal activity was largely responsible for the ice formation.
OADe TIL Leonardo DiCaprio had to play a poorer version of himself in Wolf of Wall Street because he is richer in real life than the character he was playing. DiCaprio made 59 million for Inception, 20 million for The Great Gatsby and 10 million for Wolf of Wall Street. Those are only three of his films.
07wN TIL in May 2011, Two Muslim men in traditional Muslim attire were removed from an aeroplane after other passengers said they were uncomfortable. The men were on their way to a conference on prejudice against Muslims
lo4WB TIL that for a time lots of navy ships and other military véhicule where painted in pink for better camouflage during dusk and dawn. The idea came from Lord Mountbatten after he saw a ship repainted in pink (the only colour available at the harbour) disappear in the sunset