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TIL Nasa plans to probe Uranus in about 15 years

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eOG4 TIL that in 1971 the body of Xin Zhui, a Chinese noblewoman who died in 163 BCE, was discovered remarkably preserved. Her skin was soft and moist, with muscles that still allowed for her arms and legs to flex at the joints.
RAYa TIL a museum in Pittsburg discovered a real human head used on one of their mannequins for an exhibit
9DwB TIL Blind people can get issued a guide horse. Miniature horses are used instead of guide dogs if the person is for example afraid of, or allergic to, dogs.
mxBDE TIL That my country Canada interred over 90% of Japanese Canadians residing in British Columbia during WWII. The majority of these 22,000 people were Canadian by birth. Measures were paid for in part by seizure and sale of the property of those interred and were not lifted until 1949.
GAlvj TIL that in addition to being a drug cheat. Lance Armstrong is also been accused of being a technical cheat. It’s alleged he used a tiny motor on his bike. This is supported by video evidence of unusual recurring movements he made in races to engage the engine on the bike just before acceleration.