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TIL that Nichele Nichols recorded a disco version of the Star Trek original theme song. Oh my!

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ZpEoB TIL about quolls. These are carnivorous marsupials that exist in Australia in New Guinea. There are 6 species of quoll.
NblE TIL Henrietta Leavitt discovered how to measure astronomical distances to stars and nebula (now known to be other galaxies). Her research allowed her employer, Edwin Hubble to later discover the expanding universe. He often stated she deserved a Nobel Prize for her work.
1a0d4 TIL that the iconic character of Nurse Ratched from "Once Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is also a recurring character in ABC/Disney's dramatic fairytale show "Once Upon a Time"
84aL TIL Douglas Bader was a legless flying ace (RAF) in WW2 . His success was partly because of his having no legs; pilots pulling high “g-forces” in combat often “blacked out” as the flow of blood from the brain to other body parts, usually the legs. As he had no legs he could remain conscious longer.
x6vZ7 TIL in Eastern Canada 1923 is known as “The year of free beef”. When the Maritimes changed from driving on the left to the right hand side of the road, oxen could not be retrained to walk on the right side and so were sent to slaughter causing a precipitous decline in beef price.