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TIL NASA plans to grow plants on the moon next year.
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TIL tarantula meat is white and has a slightly sweet, nutty flavor. The legs are crispy and crunchy, similar to fried chicken skin.
DEXV
TIL Hillsdale College founded in 1844, known as the conservative Harvard, was the first college to have discrimination based on sex, religion, or race in admissions prohibited in its charter, and also refused to play in the 1956 Tangerine Bowl when its black players were not allowed on the field.
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TIL that due to the way a rotting apple releases ethylene (which accelerates rotting), one bad apple really does ruin the whole bunch
MjQb
TIL that a Swedish astronaut was not allowed to bring reindeer jerky with him on board a shuttle mission close to Christmas because the American astronauts thought it was weird. He had to go with moose jerky instead.
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TIL there is a class above the upper class called the TOP class (aka old money), whose behavior varies from the typical wealthy person with unspoken codes between members (based on Paul Fussell’s book).