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TIL about delta P

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Vkw4 TIL of “Unsinkable Sam” known to the Germans as “Oscar” a cat that served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
XEr56 TIL the FBI built a multi-million dollar eavesdropping tunnel under the Soviet Embassy in Washington, but never used it in the fear of getting caught, instead giving tours of it to high-security officials. It was only discovered by the Soviets when US double-agent Robert Hanssen informed them.
b9ob7 TIL of serial killer Randy Kraft, known as the "Scorecard Killer" because he kept a score card with cryptic references to his victims. (For example: a victim found impaled with a tree branch was listed on the card as "TWIGGIE") Several entries on the card have never been deciphered.
0dQNM TIL Inhabitants of high-radiation areas in Iran exhibit fewer radiation-induced chromosomal abnormalities than those in normal-radiation areas, suggesting a potential adaptive response to chronic natural radiation exposure, despite receiving significantly higher annual doses
0wJNA TIL that according to Welsh legends fairies used to ride corgis into battle