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TIL That Astronauts cannot burp in space as the lack of gravity prevents foods and gasses separating in the stomach as they do on Earth.

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dkw8 TIL that a 2010 study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety showed that laws banning ‘texting while driving’ have actually increased road accidents because people will do it anyways, and hide their phone down lower where it is harder to see the road.
XvwD TIL that Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” was inspired by a real life aggressive sperm whale called Mocha Dick, a 70-foot long white whale covered in barnacles that possibly survived 100 skirmishes with whalers
yVkgv TIL 20,000 leagues under the sea refers to distance traveled and not depth
ErpP TIL if you’re born on an international flight, your place of birth is listed as ‘born at sea’ on your passport.
ejRL TIL that NASA has one Hubble Telescope pointed at space. The CIA has 15 of them pointed at Earth.