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TIL…Apache pilots train their eyes to work independently

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DQVAD TIL the Emperor Claudius decreed that any slaves left by their masters to die at the Temple of Asclepius would instead be freed if they recovered
78mb7 TIL You’re supposed to fill your tires with the amount of air specified on the sticker in your door jamb, not the max pressure listed on the side wall.
QJKyp TIL Henry Heinz deliberately put his ketchup in clear glass bottles which was uncommon due to a lack of food safety standards. unethical companies used colored bottles to hide shoddy product and he worked with a chemist who went on to find foods containing gypsum, brick dust, borax, formaldehyde etc
16njX TIL that there is plans of an international sporting event akin to the Olympics where participants will be allowed and encouraged to use performance enhancing drugs.
jda TIL there wasn’t an actual script for the original Iron Man. In “primitive rehearsals”, RDJ and Jeff Bridges basically ad-libbed their way to full scenes while being coached by Jon Favreau.