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TIL NASA's three spacecraft losses occurred within a calendar week of one another: Apollo 1 on 1/27, Challenger on 1/28, and Columbia on 2/1

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J1Dm1 TIL that Alexander the Great, despite his military conquests and reputation as a formidable leader, was known for being influenced by Persian culture. After defeating the Persian Empire, he adopted several Persian customs, including wearing Persian clothing, marrying a Persian princess named Roxana
GYVQQ TIL John Belushi's drug dealer was charged with first degree murder for administering the injection that killed him, and later served 15 months in prison after pleading to involuntary manslaughter.
VLOk TIL the ridges around the side of the Quarter are a leftover from when the coin was made of silver. The ridges were meant to prevent the practice of shaving off small amounts of silver from the coins.
m1kRY TIL in 1980, following a 1978 referendum, Switzerland was Europe's "time island" by delaying Daylight Saving Time until 1981, resulting in a unique six-month period where it lagged an hour behind its neighbors, excluding Liechtenstein, until the Federal Council mandated alignment.
wLNDo TIL The meaning behind Apple logo isn’t actually meant to pay tribute to Alan Turing, rather, it was for a practical purpose: scale. The size of the bite showed that the shape was an apple, not a cherry or any other vaguely round fruit.