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TIL there is a GeoCache on the International Space Station.

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rNBKy TIL that in the United States there hasn’t been an independent or 3rd party candidate allowed to participate in a presidential debate in 32 years.
75LP TIL a couple is more likely to get a divorce if either one is fired from their job, 57% more likely if the man is fired, and 90% more likely if the woman is fired.
kJZA1 TIL that the yakuza have been involved in disaster relief efforts in Japan, often providing initial aid faster than the government - notably after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a magnitude 9.0 quake that killed over 19,000 people
nj8b TIL some animals are endangered because governments rely on common ownership. Whilst Kenya has experienced vast decreases in their elephant population, conversely, Zimbabwe, advocating private elephant ownership, has experienced population excesses.
D1kde TIL of the Alpheidae AKA pistol shrimp, that is one of the loudest animal in the sea and produces a bubble that when collapses reaches temperatures of over 7,700 °C