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TIL The Apollo 11 space suits total assembly weighed 200lbs on Earth.

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b9GYj TIL ginkgo biloba is the only member of its genus, which is the only genus in its family, which is the only family in its order, which is the only order in its subclass.
Wk0Vo TIL of Lydia Angiyou, a Canadian mother who in 2006 defended her 7 year old son and his friends from a Polar Bear attack by single-handedly fighting off the bear until a hunter could arrive. A rare example of life or death "Hysterical Strength". She survived and later received the Medal of Bravery.
0ZD5 TIL in 1964, a high school student in San Diego stayed awake for eleven days, demonstrating that sleep deprivation has little effect, other than the mood changes associated with tiredness. He currently holds the scientifically documented record for the longest period a human has gone without sleep.
g5rD TIL there is an invasive giant snail invading Florida that causes meningitis, reproduces like rabbits, lives up to ten years and has a shell so strong it can pop your car tire if you run over it
NDJ1 TIL: President George Washington was a lieutenant colonel in the British Army. He was unsuccessful in obtaining a royal commission but received a decree granting the British militia the same executive powers as commissioned officers. He is the only U.S President to have served the Crown.