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TIL about “rallying,” a phenomenon where a terminally ill person appears to get better before dying

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nJv9 TIL the name for the 9mm Parabellum is derived from the latin adage, “Si vis pacem, para bellum.” If you seek peace, prepare for war.
771P Til the Namib Desert Beetle drinks water from the fog, as it moves across the desert. The droplets collect on the beetle’s shell & trickle down to its mouth. The shells architecture is being studied for water harvestation.
E17ZX TIL that NASA total spending since 1958 has been close to $1.17 trillion adjusted to inflation. This worth less than two year of US Military Budget combine.
VZOk TIL that because “diplomatic bags” are protected by international law from being searched, a last-minute shipment of replacement parts for the toilet in the International Space Station was transported in a “diplomatic bag” from Russia to Florida to arrive before liftoff.
VMXGQ TIL Empire Strikes Back, the most critically acclaimed of the Star Wars films, made the least amount at the box office in the entire franchise.