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TIL that Russian space crew of the ISS are called Cosmonauts. While the space crew of USA, Europe, Canada and Japan are called Astronauts.

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Mga7 TIL Earth’s supercontinent is only in a trial separation, and is expected to be together again in 150 million years.
yQeZM TIL Japan is about 8 feet closer to the US, caused by the magnitude 8.9 earthquake in 2011. It was Japan’s largest earthquake and the 4th most powerful in global recorded history.
OG6WY TIL that JAXA (Japanese NASA) tests astronaut candidates by making them fold a thousand origami cranes. This helps determine how the person deals with boring, repetitive tasks and time constraints.
8eNPP TIL Fry's Chocolate Cream Bar is the first mass-produced chocolate bar and the world's oldest chocolate bar brand
R7J5Q TIL American author Washington Irving lied when he said Christopher Columbus sailed the world in a bid to prove it wasn't flat. The truth is that 'Flat Earth' has not been a mainstream theory since at least 600 B.C. In the 1400s, almost everybody would have known the Earth was round.