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TIL Apollo astronauts would breathe pure oxygen for several hours before flights in order to avoid getting the bends when the cabin pressure was lowered after liftoff.

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loJw5 TIL Banks have therapists known as 'wealth psychologist' who help ultra-rich clients, who are unable to mentally cope with their immense wealth.
7rALp TIL that the most commonly used mushrooms (white and brown button, portobello) are all the same mushroom at a different age!
neA7B TIL that Apple slows down older versions iphones when they are updated to “prolong the life” of the phone.
mxBby TIL about Marine Iguanas, an Iguana species which only lives on the Galápagos Islands and looks like a small Godzilla
Vv1G TIL: The Abrahamic religions have Polytheistic origins, and Yahweh was originally a God of War