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TIL there is a guy who smells everything before it goes into space with the astronauts to protect them from toxic and obnoxious odors

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pdPp TIL that when the Big Bang theory was first presented, most scientists rejected it for sounding too religious.
R5BZ8 TIL that the 1904 Olympics were originally awarded to Chicago. But St. Louis, which was hosting the World’s Fair that year, threatened to undermine the Olympics with an even bigger sports competition. Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, then moved the games to St. Louis.
LQXDQ TIL Dogs can sense weak thermal radiation with their noses
nWEmo TIL that internet was founded with the philosophy that academic information should be freely available to anyone.
0wvZN TIL when the Vatican Archives published records on the Templar Order, it showed that the Inquisition had discovered the Templars were not heretics, but in fact a knighthood for homosexuals. The Pope decided to close the knighthood "for the good of the church" when this discovery was made.