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TIL Jim le Blanc was exposed to near vacuum for 15 seconds when his spacesuit sprung a leak in a test chamber. The last thing he noticed before he passed out was bubbling on his tongue. It was the moisture in his tongue that started to boil...

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gM8AX TIL: African Pygmy tribes were essentially atheistic and were observed to have no cults, no rites, no totems, no deities, and no spirits. Dead were buried without ceremonies or gifts and received no further attention. They even appeared to lack simple superstitions, according to travelers' reports
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j6BXN TIL that the Montreal Protocol in 1987 was the first universally ratified treaty in United Nations history. All 198 parties agreed to reduce the production of CFCs to protect the ozone layer. It has been considered one of the most successful international agreements to date.
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