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TIL the wheel was first used for making pottery before it was used for transportation.

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m1R7o TIL That an estimated 14,500 Holocaust Survivors died nearly immediately upon liberation from Refeeding Syndrome in which the body can't process food after prolonged starvation.
neAZW TIL that no one has ever measured the one-way speed of light. In fact it is undefined. All measurements of light speed are done using two-way (mirror) setups. It is entirely possible that light travels at c from A to B, and instantaneously from B to A, for a round trip speed of c.
oWrE TIL the A-10 “Warthog” is designed to fly with one engine, one tail, one elevator, and half of one wing missing.
Qb66 TIL: That Ian McDiarmid (The Emperor) was only 38 years old when Return of the Jedi was released (Harrison Ford is older then him)
4knx5 TIL the hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.