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TIL There was a home-made cryogenic “facility” in Colorado with one person in it since 1993.

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QNrW9 TIL that in 2024, scientists confirmed the moon has a constantly regenerating thin water layer caused by solar wind. Hydrogen ions from the sun react with oxygen in lunar soil to form water molecules, making it a surprising water factory in space despite its dry, airless environment!
x6j4D TIL SOME Caucasian people can't tell Asian accents apart (vice versa). I didn't realise it went both ways! I have always been able to tell Asian accents apart, from Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Filo, Indonesia and Viet. Today my Australian friend told me this and I said we have the same issues with
4XX0w TIL During the Little Ice Age, the Thames River would freeze over so severely during the winter months, Londoners would come together and have celebratory fairs (open markets) on the ice, the first recorded in 1608.
rRR70 TIL Prince William used to play Call Of Duty on the Night Shift at the RAF.
wLrjP TIL the first drive thru restaurant in 1948 lured motorists with a promise of “NO DELAY”, In-N-Out.