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TIL A two-inch oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day.

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KmV6 TIL in 1965, two astronauts in orbit reported: “We have an object, looks like a satellite going from north to south, probably in polar orbit…I see a command module and eight smaller modules in front. The pilot of the command module is wearing a red suit.”
Y6nG TIL the Italian verb asolare means to pass time in a meaningless but delightful way
JYj88 TIL that Ronda Rousey won a Bronze Medal in Judo at the 2008 Olympics. She was the first US woman to win one.
7rL1r TIL Soy sauces contain around 2% alcohol
xVYp5 TIL that honey never goes off and has been found in Egyptian tombs fully edible.