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TIL 10% of the US population have an IQ less than 83. This means there is nothing for 10% of the population can do that isn't counterproductive for society.

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nevL7 TIL the film inside the SR-71’s camera was five inches wide and two miles long. Once a SR-71 returned, the photo-maintenance division removed the film and cut it into 500-foot long segments. Then they would put on surgical gloves and go up and down the lines, inspecting this massive roll of film.
JYnxj TIL Cars Fueled by Compressed Air Have Been in Development in France for Years and are Scheduled for Industrial Production in India in 2020
KObxR TIL the first alt-history novel about the Axis winning World War Two was published in 1937, two years before the war started
gMrXy World record after world record after world record
0wQp5 TIL that English and Norwegian share not only the same syntax, but also have very similar pronunciation / sounds and even shared words (although usually with different meanings). English is classified as western Germanic but it fits all the characteristics of a northern Germanic language.