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4kXOX TIL that among the Top 5 largest U.S. public universities by enrollment, 3 are in Florida
a8VKM TIL that the distinctive smells that new electronics and cars have are due to the substances that hold the dang thing together. These substances (adhesives, plasticizers, etc.) contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs evaporate at or below room temperature and enters our nose as odor.
9E97 TIL Tomatoes are one of the only crops that can not only grow, but thrive in Mars like soil.
e0XMn TIL That Neil Armstrong's heart rate spiked to 150+ when NASA turned the control over to him for the moon landing.
R548j TIL of the antimony pill, aka the everlasting pill, used in the 18th and early 19th century for stomach relief. It was reusable after pooping it out, making it very cost effective. Entire families used the same pill, which some times went through multiple generations