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TIL that Curiosity Rover may have already stumbled upon signs of life on Mars but is too far past the site to go back and check

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9wQkr TIL about Batten Disease, an incurable form of childhood dementia
w9n1 TIL most Boeing 777’s and 787’s have a secret stairway that leads to a set of windowless bedrooms for the crew. In the Boeing 777, pilots have their own overhead sleeping compartments which feature two roomy sleeping areas, two business-class seats, and enough room for a closet, sink, or lavatory.
yQA48 TIL having a good cry really is good for you. The tears you shed when you cry contain stress hormones, and crying itself may actually stimulate the production of endorphins—the body's natural painkiller—as well as feel-good hormones such as oxytocin.
0w5Yp TIL: There exists a health problem that affects thumbs due to excessively playing video games. It's call Nintendonitis.
jNVVv TIL about Lady Qi, consort of Emperor Gaozu founder of the Han dynasty, whose limbs were chopped off, eyes were gouged out, tongue cut off, ears cut off, made mute, locked in a pigsty and referred to as "human swine" by the Empress Dowager Lü Zhi who was apparently not on very good terms with her