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TIL that the justification for both times the United States invaded Iraq were based on testimony that was proven false.

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neX1B TIL of Castle Bravo, the largest bomb detonated by the USA. It was roughly 1000 times more power than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and had a fireball 4.5 miles (7.2 km) in diameter 1 second after the detonation.
v1WXK Flying a helicopter on Mars is so damn hard but NASA made it possible. For the first flight, the helicopter took off, climbed to about 10 feet (3 meters) above the ground, hovered in the air briefly, completed a turn, and then landed. It was a major milestone: the very first powered flight in the extremely thin atmosphere of Mars, and, in fact, the first such flight in any world beyond Earth. Being able to fly a helicopter or drone on Mars is very important as they can cover 24 kilometers in an hour. By the way, Curiosity took nine years to travel less than 25 kilometers.
R7dZl TIL The original Batman, the 1960's television series starting Adam West, had the worst score from test audiences in television history.
Omw6 TIL that a man charged people up to “one billion dollars” to teach them how to survive on breathing alone. When caught eating junk food, he claimed that diet coke and McDonalds cheeseburgers help him “maintain balance” and hold “special 5D properties”
rRAr0 TIL Suicide from overwork (Karojisatsu) and death from overwork (Karaoshi) are so prevalent in Japan that they have words for them.