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TIL: Dexter Holland, the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter of The Offspring has an MS in molecular biology, and in 2013 co-authored a paper on microRNA in HIV genomes. He owns a hot sauce company, and is a licensed flight instructor who has flown around the world on his own, in ten days.

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mxpxY TIL that as recently as 1992, Australia was recognised as Terra Nullius meaning nobody's land because Aboriginal Australians were considered fauna instead of human beings.
wNRo TIL that footage of Jazz being thrown out of the house on ‘Fresh Prince’ was only filmed once. The actor was to wear the same clothes on episodes he is thrown out to avoid continuity issues.
9wLDX TIL The first deep water submarine rescue occurred in 1939. The submarine USS Sailfish sank off New Hampshire. 33 out of 59 of the crew had survived, trapped in a compartment that had not flooded. A newly developed device called the Mcann Rescue Chamber was used to rescue all the survivors.
Z8o0B TIL, that the N. Korean Air Force lacks enough jet fuel to train pilots using aircraft, and instead pilots hold a cardboard cutout of an instrument panel while another pilot walks in front of them moving a toy model of the aircraft.
4XOa TIL despite the fact tobacco advertising is banned from motorsport, Ferrari has extended a contract worth $100m with Marlboro. Critics also argue the team continue to employ colour schemes that subliminally promote the brand.