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Today I learned that water is incredibly effective in protecting against radiation, with radiation doses “decreasing by half every 7 centimeters of water”

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mKBp TIL that rabbits were first domesticated by French monks because they believed that newborn rabbits were fish and therefore their flesh could be eaten during Lent
8aXmZ TIL Canada has an entire TV channel completely dedicated to rotisserie chicken
7rE4X TIL Some maniac scientists have created transgenic albino silkworm monstrosities which spin SPIDER silk. The idea is to weave it into bullet proof vests, surgical replacement ligaments, and super light aircraft. And for fighting crime, obviously.
kgg4 TIL of John Stapp, a man who withstood 46.2 Gs of gravity, suffered a detached retina and went 632 MPH all in a single run on a deceleration sled
DONe TIL that Abraham Lincoln was once called “two-faced” in a debate, and replied with “If I had two faces, do you think I’d be wearing this one?”