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TIL only three humans have ever died outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. All three from the same mission.

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LQVnZ TIL The opening drum riff on “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is a disco riff Dave Grohl took from the Gap Band.
KYMdB TIL That a gin pennant (sometimes gin flag or drinking pennant) is a maritime flag. When flown aboard ship, it indicates an open invitation to other ships' officers to come aboard for drinks.
x6KQ0 TIL Each year, Pablo Escobar wrote off $2.1 billion (10%) of the cartel's money because rats would eat it in storage
Ypd4G TIL In 1967, Paul McCartney forgot his passport when travelling to France to shoot a music video. He told the agents, ‘You know who I am so why do you need to see a photograph of me in a passport?’ And was let through.
woJmM TIL since 2022 people in South Lake Tahoe, California reported that a single, male bear was the cause of 28 home break-ins. They referred to him as Hank the Tank. But it turned out they had conflated the actions of 3 adult bears including a female (with 3 cubs) who accounted for 21 of the break-ins.