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TIL in 2016, a fleck of paint hit the 6-inch-thick windshield of the International Space Station and went about 3 inches into the glass.

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N7LZN Today I learned that the four turtles in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are named after Renaissance artists; Leo is Leonardo da Vinci, Raph is Raphael, Mike is Michelangelo, and Don is Donatello.
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