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TIL Because of an obstruction in the shuttle's external wastewater dumping system during STS-41D, a two-foot "pee-sicle" formed during the mission which had to be removed with the Robot Arm

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oBwP7 TIL California Rocket Fuel is a slang term used by the psychiatric community that refers to a combined treatment with Mirtazapine and anti-depressant. In many cases, people given this combination notice a rapid improvement in their depressive symptoms.
01y5 TIL while vacationing on a beach in Thailand, a 10 year old girl recognized the signs of a tsunami after learning about them in geology class two weeks prior. Hundreds of beach-goers were evacuated minutes before the devastating tsunami from the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake arrived.
vPyxx TIL that in the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire banned the distribution of raw seeds or seedlings. However, Indian Sufi saint named Baba Budan managed to sneak out a few beans by hiding them in his beard and brought them to India, which eventually led to the worldwide spread of coffee cultivation.
wLeZW TIL Stephen Hawking was rumored to run over the toes of people he didn't like with his wheelchair. Hawking denied it saying "A malicious rumor. I'll run over anyone who repeats it".
e0PVg TIL of the Japanese phrase "kuchi sabishii" - when you're not hungry, but you eat because your mouth is lonely