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TIL evidence shows that the space shuttle Challenger’s crew survived the explosion and could have been conscious until the crew cabin hit the ocean. 4 of 5 recovered crew air packs had been activated and pilot switches that could only have been moved manually by a person were moved.

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OrV7 TIL taking Benadryl causes cognitive impairment equivalent to a BAC of 0.1%, over the legal limit to drive.
6E9ll if the Sun were 'shut off', Earth's surface temperature would drop by a factor of two about every two months. The current mean temperature of the Earth's surface is about 27 °C / 81 °F. This means in two months the temperature would drop to -123 °C / -190 °F, and -189 °C / -324 °F in four months. So basically except some bacteria seem to be capable of surviving at extremely cold temperatures in space, we humans would die pretty quickly.
vdN7 TIL that Mythbuster’s Grant Imahara built the R2-D2 in Star Wars Ep.1&2, and the Energizer Bunny
lwLN TIL that a Korean airlines accidentally strayed into Soviet Airspace, leading to the plane being shot down. To prevent such a tragedy, US President Ronald Reagan declassified a critical military tech and that is how we got GPS for civilian use.
dDayE TIL Michael Jordan endorsed Johnson hair care products before he went bald. This is one of his commercials before he forfeited his deal because he was going bald and didn't want to endorse products he didn't use.