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TIL that 9000 meters of single strand silk weighs about 1 gram. It is also known as a Denier and used to define how fine a thread is.

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loBxa TIL the last man to walk on the moon wrote his daughter's initials in the moon dust. When the shuttle program later began, he chose to leave NASA, saying: "Once you've gone to the moon, staying home just isn't good enough."
leDr TIL: There are more people living in slavery today than at any time in human history.
lodZ1 TIL Three Nile crocodiles have been found in Florida. They are the second largest crocodile and are more dangerous than the native crocodiles and alligators in Florida.
j4Lp TIL that in 2012, the founder of McAfee antivirus, John McAfee was asked if he personally uses McAfee anti-virus, he replied by saying “I take it off,” and that “It’s too annoying.”
NpZQ TIL the machine largely regarded as the world’s first motorcycle, built in 1867, had a twist-grip throttle - an idea that has not been bettered since.