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TIL That There Were Volcanoes on the Moon During the Dinosaur Age

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v1rlj TIL that the gravity at the International Space Station is approximately 90% as strong as on Earth. The reason why things and people float is that they are constantly falling down, the same way people in an elevator would float if it was falling too fast.
p8g8Q TIL that of the 3,000 species of mosquitoes, just 3 species worldwide are responsible for all disease transmission to humans. Additionally, only female mosquitoes drink blood, and use a special anticoagulant to thin blood in capillaries before consuming it.
XEb8D TIL That a woman joined a missing person's search party, only to discover that she was in fact searching for herself
yQLZV TIL that breastfeeding allows a baby to give germs to mothers so that her immune system can respond and can synthesize antibodies for her baby.
woKb7 TIL antivenom is made by injecting small amounts of venom into farm animals until they produce antibodies which are then extracted via drawing the animal’s blood.