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TIL NASA plans to grow plants on the moon next year.

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QJJxL TIL that ponies aren't just baby horses that will grow up into full size horses...
awp7y TIL 1 sperm has 37.5MB of DNA information in it. That means a normal ejaculation represents a data transfer of 1587GB in about 3 seconds
neBNY TIL that both New York, NY and Buffalo, NY were called New Amsterdam.
LkN0r TIL the MissingNo glitch in the Pokemon games was studied by sociologists due to its effect. 'The child's outlook towards the game was altered drastically. The presence of such elements broke the illusion of the game as an enclosed world and reminded them that "at heart, it's a computer program".'
4ljJ TIL Coca-Cola and PepsiCo engineer their soda cans to be exceptionally loud when opened, in hopes of “triggering” others in the nearby vicinity to crave a drink.