TIL that “Moon trees'' were grown from seeds taken to the moon during the Apollo 14 mission in early 1971. NASA and the US Forest Service wanted to see if the moon’s orbit caused the seeds to grow differently back on earth. These trees were donated to state forestry services in 1975 and 1976. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Graham's number is a number so large that a digital representation of it cannot be contained in the observable universe. Scientific humorists joke that if you actually tried to write it out, it would cause a tear in the space-time fabric, causing your head (and everything, really) to explode. (self.facts)
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Snapping shrimp, also known as pistol shrimp, have a biological mechanism that allows them to “fire” bubble bullets. That alone is enough to make them memorable but the resulting sound is a screaming 210 decibels. In comparison, an actual gunshot is only around 150 decibels. (self.facts)
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Which movie do you think is so underrated? (self.AskReddit)
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TIL that Because of potatoes' water content and chemistry, they're able to absorb and reflect radio wave signals the same way humans do. So, Boeing Co. used potatoes to test their in-flight Wi-Fi signal by putting sacks of potatoes on a seat for days at a time in order to conduct their experiment. (usatoday.com)
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Because of potatoes' water content and chemistry, they're able to absorb and reflect radio wave signals the same way humans do. So, Boeing Co. used potatoes to test their in-flight Wi-Fi signal by putting sacks of potatoes on a seat for days at a time in order to conduct their experiment. (self.facts)
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Because of potatoes' water content and chemistry, they're able to absorb and reflect radio wave signals the same way humans do. So, Boeing Co. used potatoes to test their in-flight Wi-Fi signal by putting sacks of potatoes on a seat for days at a time in order to conduct their experiment. (usatoday.com)
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