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TIL the most isolated person ever was Alfred Worden during Apollo 15, he was 2,235 miles away from the nearest human being.

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4gXJ TIL On several occasions, Harrison Ford has personally provided emergency helicopter services at the behest of local authorities, in one instance rescuing a hiker overcome by dehydration in Jackson, Wyoming
NgWP TIL that In 1277 Pope John XXI’s declared the concept of ‘laws of nature’ to be heresy because they conflict with God’s omnipotence . Pope John was killed by the effects of the law of gravity a few months later when the roof of his palace fell in on him.
wLG8o TIL scientist Henry Cavendish suffered from extreme shyness “bordering on disease”. He discovered several laws not attributed to him because of this shyness. Had secret staircases in his home to avoid his housekeeper -females caused him “extreme distress” and devised a note system to talk to her.
PYvGw TIL Producer, rapper, and MC Dennis Coles, also known as Ghostface Killah, was the eldest of 9 children. He cared for two younger brothers with muscular dystrophy, lifting them in and out of their wheelchairs at 13 years old. When he found success with Wu Tang, he focused on getting them cared for.
woEVo TIL in a study researchers have found that intense sweetness can be more addictive than cocaine, in fact when rats were allowed to choose between water sweetened with saccharin and intravenous cocaine, the large majority of animals (94%) preferred the sweet taste of saccharin