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TIL The crew of the Challenger likely survived the explosion and died upon impact with the ocean.

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4knLR TIL: Brunei has a hotel that won the 2003 Presidential Suite award. A night's stay costs $23,000 and comes with 24 carat gold lining Italian marble, a Baccarat crystal chandelier, walk in closets the size of a studio apartment, a pool, and a bar. The room is popular and constantly booked.
5V5Y8 TIL muhammad ali had an IQ of 78 , he later wrote in his autobiography "i said i was the greatest , not the smartest"
e0LZ6 TIL camel and goat eyes are ovals to better control light input and are horizontal for a 'panoramic view' that blocks light from above and below. Cats and predators are vertical slits for judging distance without moving the head. Cats eyes alone have ~9x more control over light than humans.
7r6GX TIL in 2019 the wealth per adult in North America was $417,694.
V41Z TIL that there is an optical illusion called the McCullough Effect that is so powerful, ten minutes of exposure can cause you to see colors that are not there for up to a month.