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TIL Astronauts report blurred vision in low-gravity environments as one of the strangest effects of spaceflight on the human body.

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neJmP TIL as part of his release, John Hinckley Jr. (who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan) is not allowed to drink alcohol, listen to violent music, look at pornography, or delete his browser history.
vvg7 TIL That Marilyn Monroe was nowhere near a size 12-16 in today’s sizing standard (more likely a size 8 UK/6 US).
VMPap TIL in 1816, 147 shipwrecked Frenchman were stuck adrift on a makeshift raft when their captain cut the rope towing them. It took only 3 days for them to resort to cannibalism & only 15 survived to be rescued after 13 days. The aristocrat captain hadn't sailed in 20 yrs & it was 100% avoidable.
78loP TIL the largest known Prime Number is 2^82,589,933− 1. It contains 24,862,048 digits, and a search for a potential larger Prime is ongoing.
69Now TIL about a front brake light. Starting testing for EU in Slovakia.