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TIL that astronauts who live in space for extended periods of time are at risk for developing solipsism syndrome- “a psychological state in which a person feels that the world is not external to his or her mind.”

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1al1P TIL that flamingos can drink near-boiling water from geysers - they live in a high-salt environment, and this is often the freshest source of water available
G5m1 TIL In the U.S, a 2007–2008 survey showed that dog-owning households outnumbered those owning cats, but that the total number of pet cats was higher than that of dogs. The same was true for 2009–2010.
R76Oj TIL The Pentagon is the world's largest office building
KYo0R TIL Roy Benavidez, armed with a knife, went to assist a 12 man SF team who were surrounded by 1,000 NVA soldiers, and provided cover fire . After the battle he was evacuated, having 37 bayonet, bullet and shrapnel wounds, was presumed dead, and placed in a body bag, but was later found to be alive.
XEowr TIL that in 2012 scientists at the Hadron Collider formed a quark-gluon plasma and subsequently recorded the hottest temperature created by man, 5.5 trillion degrees celsius.