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TIL The F-22 Raptor’s engines are designed to allow standard maintenance using just six common tools available at commercial hardware stores

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ANZ7B TIL that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has a sunscreen protection factor (SPF) of 1.2 million on its sunshield
Xd6E TIL that men and women have about the same level of intelligence, but a different distribution. Men have a higher standard deviation, so are spread out on the bell curve. This could possibly explain men’s higher representation in science, leadership, and prestigious roles.
XEJE8 TIL that "dashboard" was originally a barrier of wood or leather at the front of a horse-drawn carriage or sleigh to protect a driver from mud or other debris "dashed up" by the horses' hooves. Today it refers to the evolution of that flat board which now contains displays, gauges and instruments.
1aD87 TIL in the UK there's a museum all about America. Charting its history.
yQynM TIL that when ships pass through Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean, the nearest land mass is 1677 (2,700 kms) miles away. This means that at certain times of the day, the nearest humans are on the international space station (ISS) 258 miles (416 kms) up.