x6Mn5 TIL that there's an all women team competing in endurance racing, complete with an all woman crew. They race in the LMGTE/GT3 category and once won in their category in 2023, at a race in Bahrain.
eprb6 TIL less humid air increases atmospheric pressure. Air is mostly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%). Water vapor is less dense than air because hydrogen is lighter, so it displaces heavier gases, reducing air density and lowering pressure when humidity is high
VB4b0 TIL Steven Spielberg offered Tom Sizemore a role in Saving Private Ryan (1998) under the condition that he would be given a drug test at the end of every day of filming, and if he failed even one time, all his scenes would be re-shot with someone else. He stayed clean and completed the movie.
X09bk TIL the "world's most photographed tree," the Lone Cypress at Pebble Beach in California, is held up by wires and cement
OGbva TIL that in the early 20th century it was believed that submerging yourself for 30 hours inside a decomposing whale would releave rheumatism arthritis for up to a year.
69pwQ TIL that only 6 US Presidents were born after the first World War, and only one was born after 1946.
woM4Y TIL that after defending a priest who was accused of covering up child abuse, Pope Francis commissioned an investigation, realized he was wrong and changed course. He apologized to victims, and made the entire chilean leadership resign.
R5mya TIL that Volkswagen part number 199 398 500 A is a Currywurst sausage
W75bL TIL that digital data can be encoded into DNA, by assigning combinations of 1's and 0's to the building blocks of genes, for eg. 01 = T, 00 = A, and some scientists see it as the future of data storage
9wgXp TIL that a cat named Tommy called 911 to help its owner, Gary, who had fallen from his wheelchair and couldn't get up. Gary had tried to train Tommy to call 911, but never expected it to work.
nWdMW TIL that, despite its immense size, the Airbus A380 superjumbo has a landing speed of only 140 knots, which is comparable to various much smaller aircraft, and 20 knots slower than a 747.
4k1WX TIL Costco Connection, the magazine sent to Costco Executive members, has the third-highest magazine circulation in the United States, behind two AARP magazines.