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TIL in the Blue Angels’ 63 year history, nearly 10% of its pilots have died in training or air show accidents.

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RB0Q TIL of the Order of the White Feather. During WW1 women would shame non-uniformed men, giving them a white feather for cowardice. One recipient was George Samson who was on his way in civilian clothes to be awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the Gallipoli campaign.
RQE7 TIL that in the 1960’s, for fear of having their submarine communication cables cut by the Soviets, the US military sent 480,000,000 copper needles into space to secure their communications infrastructure. The needles acted as a mirror for radio waves, enabling communication between distant sites.
R45a TIL: The soft inner part of bread is called the Crumb, not to be confused with crumbs
N7bLJ TIL the heavily-armed US security forces meant to protect Category 1 nuclear material (e.g. plutonium) are employed by private companies
WkyEA TIL That the T. Rex could easily be outrun by a human given their maximum speed is only around 12 mph