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TIL that Bill Shepherd, first US Navy SEAL that became a NASA Astronaut and first commander of the ISS, was asked what he does best in his astronaut candidate interview. He answered: “Kill people with a knife”

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J1gbB TIL That nitroglycerin, an explosive compound, can be used to treat anal fissures.
VM5LZ TIL of the "Vitamin D Paradox" among black people. Researchers couldn't understand why black folks had better bone health while 80% were chronically Vit D deficient. They discovered black folks make less of a protein which interferes with Vit D. They have less overall but use it more efficiently.
Bp1r TIL Bill Cosby has been accused of sexual assault by more than 10 women
pYeye TIL between 1913-1915 there were at least 7 instances of people using the Postal Service to mail their young children to relatives. The longest such postage was a 6 year old being mailed over 720 miles from Florida to Virginia.
LQ60 TIL that ostriches sometimes kill lions instead of trying to outrun them.