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TIL Jesus Christ is officially the king of Poland

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gMwdL TIL that after the Apollo 11 moonwalk, NASA was concerned about the volatility and possible fire or explosion of lunar dust after the LM was filled with oxygen. Armstrong and Aldwin spread out a sample in the LM before repressurizing and watched to see if it caught fire or smoldered. It did not.
167l7 TIL that Desoxyn is used to treat brain injuries and is essential for cognitive development and processing since it inhibits presynaptic monoamines which increase the synaptic production of dopamine which is vital for regeneration of the brain and without it causes suicidal depression.
kJJOE TIL There is fish that plays dead to in order to trick scavengers in to coming close enough to eat.
M7KxV TIL about Transformative Power of Handwriting with Apple Pencil
v1a7r TIL that Pluto was not only named after the god of the underworld, but the first two letters were a homage to Percival Lowell, the scientist who initiated the search for a celestial body beyond Neptune.