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TIL SpaceX launched the remains of 152 people to space with a company called Celestis. That same company sent the ashes of Gene Roddenberry (Star Trek creator) to space as the first-ever space burial, back in 1992. Upcoming missions will send DNA and human ashes even farther, into Deep Space.

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wLJa1 TIL that people used to commonly dream in black and white prior to the advent of color televisions.
GA9V5 TIL the oldest known crocodile, "Mr. Freshie," lived to be an estimated 140 years old after being captured and rehabilitated by Steve Irwin and his team at the Australia Zoo
a5xN TIL Both Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte played, and we’re beaten by a, chess robot. The robot toured the world, beating masters and novices alike. However, in reality it was just a man in a box.
9wZOG TIL that only 6 U.S presidents had made a conscientious decision to not run for a second term.
oBWpE TIL Unicorns really did exist at one point dating back to around 29,000 years ago