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TIL “Graham’s Number” is so large that according to mathematicians, in theory, storing the ginormous number in one’s head could create a black hole

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Lk8Xd TIL Wernher Von Braun wasn't just a member of the Nazi Party, he was an SS Sturmbannführer (Major). Thousands of prisoners died excavating his underground rocket factory, Kohnstein, to keep production safe from allied bombing. The US Army later kept these crimes against humanity classified.
ne7kr TIL The term "rocket-propelled grenade", though frequently encountered, is a backronym of the "RPG" from the translation of Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт (Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomyot) Russian for "handheld anti-tank grenade launcher" and not based on a true literal translation.
BrlxD TIL that the term Gaslighting comes from a 1938 play and a 1944 film, in which an abusive husband Gregory manipulates his wife Paula to make her feel as if she has gone mad. One of the ways he does this is by dimming and brightening the gaslights, all while convincing Paula that its all in her head
W0Bd TIL Ed McGivern was able to fire five shots at five yards into a silver dollar in 45/100ths of a second, shoot six hand-thrown clays, shoot a dime on the fly and that his Guinness world record for “The greatest rapid-fire feat” still stands (1932).
R7Bba TIL The DC villain called "Snowflame" gained his superpowers by doing lots of cocaine.