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TIL that the number of wrecks in the Bermuda Triangle is not extraordinary, given its size, location and the amount of traffic it receives.

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QNjP6 TIL that Vincent van Gogh painted Starry Night while living in an asylum, and the view in the painting is based on what he could see from his window.
W7RPL TIL The Nazis built a rocket-powered plane: The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. To date, it remains the only operational rocket-powered fighter plane in world history. It was also the first plane of any type to exceed 1000 km/hr in level flight.
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GYar4 TIL Summer on Uranus lasts 47 years, and so does winter
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