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TIL that tardigrades, also known as water bears, can survive extreme conditions, including space vacuum and radiation.

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aV5o TIL That diamonds were not originally mined, They were actually found alongside or at the bottom of rivers in India.
ZVYG TIL There is a cruise line that will start its very first around the world cruise that will last for 180 days starting in 2015.
OGDd7 TIL the song “Fight for Your Right” by the Beastie Boys was written as a parody of frat culture, and the band was upset that people took it at face value.
kJkDB TIL the Babylonians were already calculating the probability of eclipses 4,000 years ago.
kJ4AE TIL In the 1980s pharmaceutical giant Bayer discovered their blood clotting drug was tainted with the HIV virus. Instead of scrapping the drug and taking a loss they sold it to unknowinging countries in Asia and South America leading to thousands becoming infected.