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TIL A theoretical spacecraft was designed to travel 92% the speed of light, granting humans the ability to travel to different star systems within their lifetimes.

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X0ZaD TIL Due to the similarity between the Irish and Ivory Coast flags, when the Ivory Coast athlete Murielle Ahouré won the 2018 world indoor 60-meter dash, she borrowed an Irish flag from a spectator and reversed it.
G591 TIL there is a lightbulb in California that has been burning for at least 113 years. The lightbulb is often cited as evidence for the idea that modern lightbulbs are intentionally produced to die early so that customers will buy more of them.
e1rL TIL that the smell of rain is called “petrichor” and is caused by oils released by plants during dry periods then absorbed by clay and soil. Humidity then releases these oils into the air
78vx TIL that Iranians are prohibited from wearing ties because they contribute to the spreading of western culture
ADeVd TIL: The US military would spray experimental missiles with shark oil so they could recover any debris with the help of sniffer dogs trained to follow the shark scent.