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TIL The Earth gets about one pound heavier every second due to absorbing meteoroids and other space debris

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VMQkp TIL during Richard Ramirez’s murder spree, after it was revealed that shoe prints from Los Angeles crime scenes matched one in San Francisco, San Francisco’s then mayor revealed the information on TV. This enraged police as they knew Ramirez would see it and thus destroy evidence. Which he did.
Oky4 TIL that the rat in James Cameron’s “The Abyss” really was breathing a liquid; there is no theoretical reason that something similar couldn’t be used by humans. (more links in comments)
Qvde TIL 40 days and 40 nights from the Bible wasn’t literally 40 days and 40 nights - 40 was just an ancient hebrew expression used to describe a non-specific long period of time
QdJa TIL that babies in Iceland are routinely left outside, alone, in below-freezing temperatures…to nap.
b9gX0 TIL that the World Health Organization recommends ash or sand as alternative to soap when it's not available