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TIL Soviet Cosmonaut knew he was doomed before he reentered, and spent his final minutes crying in rage.

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KOBJG TIL that, despite their illiquid nature and high fees, over the prior ten year investmet horizon, private equity returns haven't fared better than investing in liquid markets
KYGA9 TIL olympic sailor Francisco Gonzalez killed 44 people on a plane by shooting both the pilots
Bg8Wb TIL, in September 2020, the last Blockbuster video rental store, which is located in Bend, Oregon, hosted 1990s-themed sleepovers via Airbnb for $4 a night.
gr9YX TIL the mottos on Great Britain’s Coat of arms are in French: “Dieu et mon droit” (God and my right) and “Honi soit qui mal y pense” (Shamed be the one who thinks ill of it)
xVak1 TIL the computer program that created the THX "Deep Note" (before a movie screening) was coded to be random. The audio you hear was recorded one time and can never be recreated exactly by that computer again.