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TIL NASA injected mice with moon dust from the apollo missions, including other species.

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nWrLd TIL the average prison wage in the U.S maxes out at 52 cents per hour
oR8gA TIL John D. Rockefeller's estimated $1.4 billion net worth in 1937 was equivalent to 1.5% of U.S. GDP. According to this metric he was (and still is) the richest individual in American business and economic history.
8XQV TIL The ashes of Eugene Merle Shoemaker, the founder of the field of planetary science, were buried on the moon. To date, he is the only person whose ashes have been buried on the Moon.
We64 TIL when asked what future technology they would most like to have, young adults answered “time travel” more than any age group, while 30-to-49-year-olds wanted robot servants more than any other age group. Senior citizens were the least interested in time travel.
nWJJb TIL Bill Cosby fired Lisa Bonet from A Different World because she got pregnant