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TIL The speed of quantum entanglement has been measured for the first time but it's too fast for humans to understand

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0wWJM TIL that NFL cheerleaders make between $75-100 per game and $50 for special appearances, but around $3k a year
4kebR TIL 18 aircraft from the US Army Air Forces' 100th Bombardment Group were sent on an Allied bombing raid on Münster, Germany in 1943. 5 were forced to turn back before reaching Münster & of the 13 that carried on, only 1 plane returned to base. The group became known as the "Bloody Hundredth."
pmnZ TIL in 1738 Jaques de Vaucanson created a mechanical duck that could flap its wings,drink water,digest grain and even defecate. The duck had over 400 moving parts in each wing alone. Vaucanson is credited as having invented the world’s first flexible rubber tube while building the duck’s intestines
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gOD4 TIL That the Red Army defeated 75-80% of deployed German forces during WW2 / The US/UK only defeated 25-20%