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TIL that space has a smell. Astronauts often describe it as smelling like walnuts, brake pads, gunpowder and burnt meat.

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Pj0Z TIL that the difference between jelly and jam is that jelly is made from fruit juice while jam is made from crushed fruit.
wOkP TIL that last November three people drowned trying to save a dog being swept away in ocean currents off the California coast. The dog made it to safety by itself.
ADAxg TIL when during a routine appointment, Doctors suggested that jazz legend Miles Davis have a tube implanted to relieve his breathing, Davis was so outraged that he gave himself an intracerebral hemorrhage, which put him in a coma which he never came out of. Life support was turned off and he died.
Kj5E TIL John Morales, the voice actor behind “McGruff the Crime Dog”, a cartoon used by the American police in building crime awareness amongst children, is currently serving a 16 year prison sentence.
OGLoX TIL: A man was discovered to be unknowingly missing 90% of his brain, yet he was living a normal life.