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TIL it is theoretically possible to send a paper plane from the ISS to earth, without the planes burning up on reentry. An experiment was scheduled, but unfortunately cancelled.

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6EkNm TIL a fire in 2008 destroyed the master recordings of hundreds of artists, including John Coltrane, Joni Mitchell, R.E.M. and Eminem
9YOYD TIL "Weird Al" Yankovic got a telegram from Prince's management company saying that he was not to establish eye contact, during a show.
KON8E TIL your hair will stop growing after a certain point because of these reasons
opPW TIL that DARPA has created a drug that eliminates sleepiness. When tested on monkeys with sleep deprivation, the drug made them cognitively alert as well-rested monkeys. With no apparent side affects.
9YoX6 TIL that Gin has been traced all the way back to the 11th century where it was used as medicinal juniper-based wine tonic by Benedictine monks in Salerno, Italy.