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TIL that there are multiple 3d-printers (including one for metal) on the International Space Station to reduce the need for resupply.

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XE7DQ TIL the female backing singer during Elvis's infamous "laughing" version of Lonesome Tonight, who keeps singing as Elvis struggles to regain his composure because of it, was Cissa Houston, Whitney Houston's mother
wLjlo TIL orcas can teach themselves to communicate with dolphins. A group of researchers in California discovered that orcas living alongside dolphins changed their vocalizations by adding in more clicks and whistles to match the dolphin’s communication.
a8j4L TIL: Genetically engineered glowing red male zebrafish are more attractive to females.
PYbJe TIL that USSR filmed their own version of Sherlock Holmes. It was so successful, that main actor - Vasily Levanov, was honored with a British order of chivalry.
YelA TIL that in 2013 a 39-storey hotel in Tokyo “disappeared,” in that it was demolished without explosives or a wrecking ball. All 39 floors were disassembled by a small crane from inside the building and there’s a timelapse of it shrinking floor by floor.