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TIL that sending an all female crew to Mars would be significantly cheaper than sending men.

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kJa6m TIL that Oceangate blew up a 1/3 scale carbon fiber hull model during 6000 psi testing at the University of Washington, shook the whole building, and had to pay for the pressure sensors destroyed.
Bo7D TIL Carrots (which used to be of purple or white stock) were originally bred to be orange to show support for the Dutch Orange-Nassau dynasty. The seafaring dutch then spread their breed of carrot the world over.
KOgEa TIL Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis got to the semi-final qualification round for the American women's archery team at the 2000 Summer Olympics
nlw9 TIL Sign Language is one of three official languages of New Zealand.
v1eLj TIL that wasabi is so expensive and difficult to grow, that almost all of it on the market is in fact dyed horseradish.