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TIL that despite Orson Scott Card’s stance against fanfiction, he has written Bible, Isaac Asimov and Shakespeare fanfiction of his own.

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yVdQX TIL that every year, on average, the Earth gains 45,000 tons of mass due to micrometeorites and space dust, but loses 100,000 tons due to loss of atmospheric gases. It also loses 65 tons per year due to the launch of spacecraft on escape trajectories.
kd67 TIL that Michael Jacksons signature “anti-gravity lean” was made possible by special boots that hooked to the stage. Boots which he helped design and patent.
m1nkp TIL Since their invention, cars have killed an estimated 60–80 million people, injured at least 2 billion
57KP TIL 1961 US had it’s first Nuclear Accident, killing all three operators. One was blown into the ceiling by the force of the blast and impaled there by a reactor rod. They had to be buried like Nuclear Waste. (Idaho)
x6ny5 TIL about the 'Jaipur Foot', an ultra low-cost Indian innovation for prosthetic limbs. Around 2.4 million have been distributed for free across 27 countries since 1975. The charitable organisation was founded by Devendra Raj Mehta, an ex-Deputy Governor of the RBI and is fully funded by donations