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TIL The reason birds can fly at such high altitudes is because their respiratory system allows them to inhale and exhale at the same time, significantly increasing it’s efficiency.

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awYJN TIL while Michael Collins was orbiting the moon, mission control warned of a problem with the shuttle's coolant system. Instead of fixing the problem manually as advised, he flicked the system's switch from auto to manual, then back to auto, and carried on with other chores. The issue self resolved.
M7bVK TIL that the iconic sound of a lightsaber in Star Wars was created by combining the hum of an old projector motor with the buzz of a malfunctioning television tube.
8a66G TIL that Veruska Ramirez, a former Miss Universe model from Venezuela, was abducted for 3 hours in 2003. She was released, after she signed some autographs for her captors
10YP TIL there is a fine dining restaurant located inside a gas station in Texas. Sometime around 2003, Nigerian born Franson Nwaeze was denied a bank loan to open a restaurant. Undeterred, Franson applied for a loan to open a gas station instead, which the bank approved. The result: Chef Point.
yQw8w TIL the entire internet can be shut down by a group of 7-14 cybersecurity experts — the group was created by ICANN to protect people from global internet security issues.