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TIL If the Earth were 50 percent bigger in diameter, no amount of engineering in the universe would get a rocket all the way to orbit; there would simply be too much gravity for any design or any chemical propellant to overcome.

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Vpxp TIL a man named C.B. Fry is history’s ‘Ultimate All Rounder’: having attended Oxford University; represented England in Cricket and football; played in the FA Cup final; equaled the world long-jump record; as well as having proficiency in teaching, writing, broadcasting, and politics.
VMD5G TIL about Wendell Fertig, a US serviceman who rather than surrender with the bulk of US forces during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, “self-promoted” himself to Brigadier General and organized pockets of Filipino fighters and other US serviceman into a highly effective Guerilla force
nedyW TIL guru nanak promoted women equality in the 15th century.
oRyL8 TIL that in Toraja, Indonesia, it's customary to keep deceased loved ones at home, caring for them as if they're still alive until families can afford elaborate funerals.
wowXY TIL that Carrie-Anne Moss, who starred as Trinity in The Matrix (1998), also starred years earlier in a TV years called Matrix (1993).