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TIL that NASA unofficially relabeled the size chart of a condom-like urination device used in spacesuits because astronauts refused to use size Small. "We changed the names to Large, Gigantic, and Humongous"

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4695 TIL dogs are placed with cheetahs in captivity to help keep them calm.
ne4p7 TIL that Afghanistan has fertile soil perfect for growing pomegranate, but poor access to lucrative markets makes illegal poppy growing the more lucrative option.
8a1AL TIL that barcodes (UPCs specifically), invented in 1949 by Norman Woodland & Bernard Silver, are simply a set of lines broken into 7 unique spaces that represent 0-9, and identify a country of origin, a manufacturer, and an item.
b6XbE TIL that while they are the only Air Assault division in the U.S. military, the Army’s 101st Airborne Division are no longer paratroopers
yQB4J TIL: There are no names given to the numbers between googol, skewer’s number, centillion, and googolplex. And, there is apparently no Global agreement on naming large numbers.