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TIL surveys in the U.S. & other countries show that college students continue to prefer printed textbooks to electronic ones by wide margins

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L8v0 TIL of Vladimir Komarov. When the Soyouz Spacecraft catastrophically failed in orbit, he impossibly managed to manually pilot the craft to re-enter Earth’s orbit, only to perish because both the main AND backup parachutes failed. He died “cursing those who had put him inside a botched spaceship”.
epx44 TIL elephant trunks are strong enough to lift and hold 770lbs yet precise enough to crack peanut shells without breaking the seeds
wavP TIL The voice of Bart Simpson is an evangelical Scientologist, and has been known to use her iconic Bart Simpson voice as part of a robocall encouraging people to attend a Scientology event in Los Angeles.
BrLpW TIL about Roman soldier Pantera. In Celsius' "The true word" Jesus was depicted as the result of an affair between his mother Mary and this soldier. Both the ancient Talmud and medieval Jewish writings reinforced this notion, referring "Yeshu ben Pantera", which means "Jesus, son of Pantera"
JBmk TIL Geckskin is a superstrong adhesive based on Gecko feet that can hold up to 700lbs on a smooth wall. Developed at UMass (and funded by DARPA), it can easily attach and detach heavy everyday objects such as televisions or computers to walls, as well as medical and industrial applications.