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TIL: Farting in space can be dangerous
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TIL that Matt Damon via his ventures Water.org and WaterEquity raised $150 million in September alone from Starbucks, Gap, DuPont, and other big-name companies. The initiative aims to continue providing access to safe water and sanitation in some parts of Asia and Africa
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TIL the band Sister 7 was originally called “Little Sister. After being threatened with a dispute claim by a band from Boston with the same name, the band changed their name to Sister 7 to reflect that there were 6 other bands with the name “Little Sister”
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TIL that "Mosin-Nagant" is a misnomer, because Léon Nagant didn't actually contribute anything to the rifle's design.
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TIL that fallout from nuclear testing has made it possible to carbon date people.
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TIL that the USSR was the first country to put Scotland's national poet Robert Burns on a postage stamp, in 1956 to commemorate the 160th year since his death.