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TIL that when NASA was preparing for Sally Ride to travel as the first American female astronaut, engineers initially were at a loss about how many tampons to send. “Is 100 the right number?” they asked her. “No. That would not be the right number,” she replied.

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XrkQ TIL a monkey discovered in 2010 is known as the Burmese sneezing monkey because it sneezes uncontrollably when it rains [x-post from /r/DamnInteresting].
OJWa TIL many Nordic Europeans have an Allele called CCR5 Δ32, which makes them immune to HIV/AIDS
Bg7Xr TIL scientists are working on extracting minerals and electrolytes from the deep ocean.
Y70BW TIL From 1908 until 1940, Sears Roebuck sold over 70,000 ready build kit houses through their mail order catalogue, ranging in price from $452 to $5,972
jkxN TIL in 2006, a man disappeared from a Columbus bar with security footage of him entering the building but no security footage exiting it. To this day he has yet to be found.