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TIL that astronaut John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich onto the Gemini 3 space mission in 1965. When he took a bite, crumbs started floating around the cabin, causing concern about damaging equipment.

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0wMpj TIL the story of Horatio on the Bridge. A junior Roman officer, he defended a bridge leading to Rome when an Etruscan army invaded. While the rest had retreated, Horatio rallied men to destroy the bridge behind him while he stopped the enemy from crossing. Jumping into the river, he swam to safety.
J177l TIL about Tiangong (“Sky Palace”), a permanently crewed Chinese space station. It operates in low Earth orbit between 210 and 280 miles above the surface. Launched on 29 April 2021, it's been manned by a crew of 3 to 6 astronauts since 5 June 2022.
jNG0n TIL that the movie Swingers cost about $750K to make. $500K for music licensing and $250K for the actual movie itself
OobK1 TIL that in 1971, as part of an experiment to study the causes and effects of landslides, Japanese scientists watered down a hill using fire hoses to simulate the effect of a torrential rainstorm. The soil on the hill gave way and the resulting landslide killed 4 scientists and 11 observers.
P1xon TIL that on Earth, sound has a "maximum" volume (194 dB)