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A SpaceX rocket launch blew a temporary hole in Earth's upper atmosphere.

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GANQ1 TIL of Steve Leech, a milkman who was doing his rounds when he saw a shop on fire. He used 320 pints of milk to put out the fire, saving 7 other stores. He received the award for "Hero Milkman of the Millennium"
R5LJl TIL that in the 80s, a reputable health publisher, The New England Journal of Medicine released a letter stating that a study was done showing that less than 0.0018% of patients prescribed opiates became addicted to them.
LQgmr TIL that bats are the only mammals capable of true flight
vY0L TIL Scarlett Johansson almost got the lead role in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo but lost it because director David Fincher thought she was too sexy. He said that no one would take the rape scene seriously as the audience would just be waiting to see her naked.
8eymX TIL that Abraham Lincoln was originally named after his grandfather, Abraham Lincoln, who was also killed in a assassination