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TIL Russia has 11 time zones

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8eYAP TIL a self-taught hobbyist spent 2.5 years recreating an exploded 3D model of a mechanical watch by suspending over 100 tiny components with fishing line and casting them in clear resin after being inspired by a blog post’s digital animation, he developed the entire technique himself through trial,
BPMD TIL Goldfish have higher attention spans than internet users
PYPG TIL that in WW2 Lieutenant Robert R. Klingman used the propeller of his F4U Corsair to destroy an enemy reconnaissance plane. With his guns jammed, he ground away the enemy plane’s tail until it lost control and crashed. Klingman made it back to base and was awarded the Navy Cross.
oRBWo TIL that Outback Steakhouse was founded in Tampa, FL by four Americans who had never visited Australia. They simply saw an opportunity to ride the wave of popularity of all things Australian following the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee. Their concept was “American food and Australian fun.”
68xJ TIL that so many millions of people died so quickly in the influenza epidemic of 1918 that when people laid them out for their funerals in the parlor, the room got the nickname the “Death Room.” The Ladies Home Journal suggested changing the name to “Living Room” instead, to honor the living.