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TIL that a scorpion can hold its breath for 6 days

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lyNB TIL the USA developed at least 2 working nuclear thermal rocket engines that were twice as efficient as chemical rockets, tested them both in the open air at Jackass Flats near Area 51, and deemed them ready to power a manned spaceflight mission to Mars.
YB8v TIL All blue eyed people can be traced back to one person who lived near the Black Sea 10,000 years ago.
Xvjj TIL in Ancient Egypt, little people were well-respected and some were considered to be gods. The Egyptians were tolerant of of many medical disorders, and they thought that caring for all people was a moral duty.
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OGON7 TIL the film Three Men and a Baby is directed by Leonard Nimoy