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TIL the James Webb Space Telescope has a focal length of 131400 mm (131.4 m)

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9Kvr TIL that 30 british officers tried to escape POW camp “Castle Colditz” (Oflag IV-C) by digging a tunnel. Because they read the compass wrong, they landed in the wine cellar of a german colonel. There they drank 137 bottles of wine, filled them with their urine and placed them back.
QNkbM TIL the bomb meant air India flight 301 In the 80s detonated early, killing two baggage handlers, because perpetrators failed to take into account that Japan does not observe daylight saving time
E1eAV TIL Talking to yourself in the third person - a technique known as illeism - can improve your decision making and emotional stability
kJ8jE TIL India is the largest exporter of generic medicines in the world, accounting for a massive global export volume.
lp7G TIL Charles Sheridan repeated Milgram’s experiment with one difference. He used a puppy as a victim instead of a human. Intriguingly, the six students out of 26 that refused to go on were all men while all thirteen women who participated in the experiment obeyed right up until the end.