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TIL that astronauts must sleep next to air vents. The CO2 they exhale in their sleep will not dissipate in zero gravity, meaning they will suffocate if there is no immediate circulation.

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loX6K TIL that California condor chicks were fed with condor puppets to increase egg laying rate and to avoid them imprinting on humans
K01J TIL since Hershey changed their formula to no longer include cocoa butter, they are legally prevented from labeling some of their candies as having “Milk Chocolate”, and must instead say they are “chocolate candy,” “made with chocolate” or “chocolatey.”
7rPdO TIL that Devin Gaines earned 5 bachelor degrees with honors simultaneously at the University of Connecticut, averaging 24 credits a semester and 3 hours of sleep a night. He drowned in 2007 because he didn't know how to swim.
x6K0o TIL the red memorial poppy commemorating deceased veterans on Remembrance Day was originated by an American woman from Georgia
xVDk5 TIL that the Inca people used no money or currency of any kind.