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TIL that astronauts recycle urine and sweat into drinking water

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W7o4L TIL children were most prone to lead poisoning because lead chips and toys with lead dust tasted "sweet".
DQNVV TIL a lawsuit was filed in Austin, Texas by a man seeking $17.31 in damages from his date who had been texting during a movie. He argued that his date's behavior was a threat to civilized society and the money sought was to reimburse him for the cost of the movie ticket.
epZog TIL almost all of the early cryogenically preserved bodies were thawed and disposed of after the cryonic facilities went out of business
5rlD TIL There is a Christian theme park in Argentina. With a robot jesus. That rises from the dead every hour.
oBWlK TIL in 2012, a U.S. programmer was caught hiring a Chinese programmer to do all his work for 1/5th of his high-paying salary. His workplace later discovered he was spending all day mostly just watching cat videos.