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TIL there is no clean unit of weight measurement that makes up an ounce. Less than an ounce is commonly reverted to the metric system (28.35 g = 1 oz.)
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TIL that SR-71 Blackbird ,the fastest manned aircraft ever doesn't have a fuel tank ,the fuel is stored in the body of the aircraft itself (for savin weight) ,the body has seams and gaps so the fuel leaks while it isn't flying. The engineers expect the pressure at higher altitudes to close the gaps.
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TIL Japan has a network of roads that play music as you drive over them at the correct speed
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TIL there has been a constitutional amendment that has been pending for 226 years
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TIL Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was involved in multiple open relationships, including one with Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Uhura.