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TIL That Australia Was The Third Country to Successfully Launch A Satellite Into Orbit

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4kD15 TIL in 2016 “Worlds Luckiest Man” survived a plane crash and then won the Dubai Millionaire Lottery 6 days later. “God saved me for some specific purpose“ he said.
yA7w TIL that a former Khmer Rouge member in Cambodia named Aki Ra has been spending the last 20+ years disarming landmines all over the country, with no pay, and no armor.
J1BWk TIL that the UK has a legal drug-drive limit of eight illegal drugs, to allow for accidental exposure to them
bM5p TIL That owls fly silently due to specially designed edges of their primary feathers. When most birds fly, turbulence from air gushing over their wings creating noise. However, owls have their primary feathers serrated like a comb, which divides turbulence into tiny currents aka micro-turbulences.
x771 TIL that when it became apparent that Israel was going to win the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, most of the Arabic countries ended their transmission of the contest. This includes Jordan, who replaced the live broadcast with a picture of daffodils and later announced that Belgium had won.