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TIL that tardigrades (water bears) survived 10 days of exposure to the vacuum of space in 2007, and more than 68% were successfully reanimated simply by rehydration back on Earth.

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E1xBX TILT Anish Kapoor owns the exclusive rights to the blackest black and another artist called Stuart Semple created the pinkest pink for everyone to use apart from Anish
W7oV8 TIL Feral cats on Guadalupe Island have been observed stealing milk from Elephant seals. The cats sneak up on a nursing pup and and bat at them until the pup retreats, atwhich point the cat licks up the milk from the mother's teat. Some cats have been chased off by elephant seals.
GAVrg TIL that Scots law has a third verdict, “Not Proven,” where there is belief that the defendant is guilty, but the Crown has not sufficiently proven guilt. Or, as in the popular saying “Not guilty, but don’t do it again.”
p8QPb TIL The Veterans Administration lobotomized over 1900 veterans of World War II
DGZJ TIL When Disney released the first trailer for The Lion King, they simply showed the entire “Circle of Life” opening sequence. Disney felt it was so powerful it worked as a trailer, and the movie went on to set box office records.