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TIL that the space shuttle flew 135 missions with a flight computer that had less than 1% of the computing power as an XBox 360.

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yBLa TIL that there is in fact gravity at the international space station. So much so that someone that weighs 100 lbs on earth would weigh 90 on the station. The reason they float isn’t due to a lack of gravity, but rather because the astronauts are in a perpetual free fall.
DQE6D TIL About Vulnerable Narcissism. An introverted form of Narcissists who are hypersensitive to criticism and are likely to withdraw from socializing when criticized
VBvQk TIL in 1992 the UK secretly bought a number of Russian T-80 tanks for $5m each through a fictitious trading company for defense research & development purposes. The UK evaluated the tanks on its proving grounds & also sent one to the US where the Americans evaluated it at the Aberdeen Proving Ground
d5jr TIL in Tasmanian Devilmating season, the male has to beat the female into submission if he wants to mate. If the male is too timid the female proceeds to beat up the male.
8exQ8 TIL about Turbonique, a company that marketed rocket and turbine engines to drag racers. In 1965, a VW Beetle fitted with a Turbonique TB-28 Drag Axle ran a 9.2 second quarter mile before going airborne at 183 mph.