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TIL according to Carl Sagan, NASA gave cyanide pills to astronauts to commit suicide in case something went wrong.

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m6PY TIL In 1969, Nixon wanted to slash the PBS budget in half, from $20 million to $10 million. Mr. Rogers himself went in front of the committee to talk about what his show accomplished. And ….in less than 5 minutes, the tide turned. Watch:
rR7k1 TIL comedian Joey Diaz kidnapped a man and stole 2 kilos of cocaine from him in 1987. He was arrested for it and sentenced to prison but in 2019 that man went to a Joey Diaz show after they corresponded for 5 years and Diaz apologized for his actions.
D1XoV TIL that pirate Henry Every led a famous raid on a convoy of Mughal ships in 1695, escaping with the equivalent of £91.9 million and led to the first worldwide manhunt in recorded history.
7r1or TIL the "Cheerios effect" is an interesting fluid dynamics phenomenon that happens in cereal bowls. When there are just a few bits of cereal left floating on top of the milk, they tend to cluster together in the middle or around the edges of the bowl, rather than dispersing across the surface.
ggry TIL Honey bees that return to the hive drunk are punished. The punishment ranges from leg biting to complete leg loss, for repeat offenders.