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TIL that there is a unit of risk called micromort, which is defined as one-in-a-million chance of death.

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NXEJE TIL that penguins have an organ behind their eyes that turns sea water in to fresh water
pvpO TIL a conservative think tank named 700 scientists who publicly reject evolution in favor of creationism. In response, the NCSE launched “Project Steve” and has found 1,250 scientists who support evolution, all of whom are named Steve.
Wk7RA TIL: Video game voice actors aren't always told which game they're working on
BrAjd TIL: "Only about 6,000 stars are visible to the naked eye from Earth, and only about 2,000 can be seen from any one spot. With binoculars the number of stars you can see from a single location rises to about 50,000... With a sixteen-inch telescope... you begin to count not in stars but in galaxies."
QPxp TIL NASA will begin producing its own food in orbit for the first time ever – The lettuce will be grown under bright-pink LED lights, ready to harvest after just 28 days.