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TIL that cats have a non-lethal terminal velocity, so they can survive falls from very large heights

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P1eMG TIL that one of the major factors that made Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, as the choice for piloting Vostok 6 in June 1963, was that she proved lucky in the timing of her menstrual cycles earlier that month.
yw5J TIL Ophiocordyceps unilateralis has been known to destroy entire ant colonies. In response, ants have evolved the ability to sense that a member of the colony is infected; healthy ants will carry the dying one far away from the colony in order to avoid fungal spore exposure.
GdOJ TIL in 2014, Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett lost his phone that had over 250 ideas for riffs on it and didn’t have a backup. Because of this he has no songwriting credits on the new album.
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epelg TIL An Icelandic man named Felix Gretarsson, lost both his arms in a work accident. He received a double arms and shoulders transplant, which was the first of it's kind in the world.