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TIL Three out of the last 4 US Presidents were born in 1946

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VBmXk TIL John "Babbacombe" Lee was an Englishman famous for surviving three attempts to hang him for murder in 1885. It's speculated that this is where the phrase "third time's a charm" comes from.
wolN7 TIL In a dark location, many galaxies beyond the Milky Way can be seen through a telescope with aperture of 3.1 inches. But from a suburban backyard, the telescope needs to be 6 to 8 inches to view these same galaxies
Wk7g9 TIL contrary to his portrayal in Goldeneye 64, in the novel of Goldfinger, Oddjob was 6'6 (~2 metres) tall.
nWNbd TIL that the mosquitoes that bites people are just only the female mosquitoes and that the males are busy with nectar.
8a9YX TIL about a fatal submarine accident from 1963. A nuclear sub, the USS Thresher (SSN-593), sank 610 m (2,000 ft) imploding in 0.1 seconds killing all 128 crew members. During a failed deep dive test, its theorized the sub lost power and its vital ballast systems froze, rendering the ship unusable.