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TIL : we finally developed a new steel alloy as light as titanium!

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yVY4l TIL about the Nastapoka Arc, a near perfect circular shape in the eastern corner of Hudson Bay, covering more than 160 degrees of 450-km circle. Despite the shape, current consensus is against its being an impact crater.
rNKYw TIL That Court Jesters could freely mock the rulers and that their jesting was often a way to give guidance.
E1mxV TIL, The SS Great Eastern, a ship designed in 1854 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel once struck a rock, causing a 83ft long hole. The passengers never noticed. 58 years later a hole just half the size sunk the Titanic.
MeBLb TIL that Latvia holds annual contests to promote correct use of Latvian, one of them being 'Word of the Year' where in 2018 the word 'influenceris' (influencer) was voted the 'Worst Word' of the year.
rRa7w TIL: When Nintendo released the SNES in November 1990, it sold 300,000 units within hours; the ensuing social uproar led the Japanese gov to request all future gaming consoles be released on weekends. The Yakuza also took notice of the release; Nintendo shipped the systems at night to avoid robbery.