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TIL “cracker” as an insult means “one who cracks the whip”.

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jN8pj TIL wilhelm screen has been used in many Disney movies as an in-joke including toy story
awJ89 TIL that the first nuclear powered satellite in space failed after just 43 days and it will stay in orbit for 3-4000 years. There are also more than 30 Russian nuclear powered satellites in space currently.
GAk6Q TIL: The US Presidency was technically vacant for 24 hours on March 4-5, 1849
VM9dG TIL since India has more than 400 million vegetarians, every packaged food or toothpaste in India must have a mark to distinguish whether it is vegetarian or non-vegetarian. The vegetarian symbol is a green square with a green dot in the centre while the non vegetarian is the same in red.
W9nd TIL The true size of Africa.