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TIL Cubesats are a standardized system for small satellites, making launch and deployment easier.

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MelJW TIL that José Salvador Alvarenga, a Salvadoran fisherman was stranded at sea between 2012 and 2014. He survived mainly on a diet of raw fish, turtles, small birds, sharks and rainwater.
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4Zeb TIL the smell given off by books can be used to tell the age of the books, and how close the books are to degradation.
RAJ4 TIL a motorist on a quiet highway stopped in the middle of a lane in order to allow a family of ducks to cross unharmed. By doing so, she caused a major accident that killed two people.
X9ZR TIL In 1952 a double-decker bus was crossing London’s Tower Bridge when the process to close the gates failed. Driver Albert Gunter made a split-second decision to accelerate the bus, clearing a six-foot drop onto the other side. The passengers received only minor injuries and Gunter won a £10 bonus