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TIL Apollo Mission astronauts have nearly five times higher mortality from cardiovascular disease than other astronauts due to exposure to deep-space radiation.

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VAOm TIL Hippopotamuses sweat red. Known as “Blood sweat”, it has antibacterial & water-resistant sunscreen properties. Adult Hippos can run faster than humans. They can’t swim or float. They spin their tails while defecating to distribute their excrement over the greatest possible area to mark territory
dDoB TIL that an army of feral cats roam Disneyland every night to keep the mice population in check.
reVy TIL that the actress playing the T1000 as it imitates Sarah Conner near the end of Terminator 2. Leslie Hamilton , Linda’s Hamilton’s real life twin sister.
8aZaP TIL When the Rolling Stones left Decca to start their own record label, Decca insisted that the Stones owed them one more song before they were allowed to leave. That incensed Mick Jagger who recorded the song C*cksucker Blues, a song with explicit references to fellatio, anal sex and bestiality
dbxK TIL that racecar driver Alan Stacey died in 1960 when he crashed after being hit in the face by a bird at 120mph