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TIL that an air bubble in a tire is extremely dangerous, and even a small one can lead to a catastrophic failure.

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PYXRL TIL Jimmy Carter was attacked by a rabbit while on a boating trip in his home state (GA), and there was a White House photographer who captured the encounter.
N7XB6 When you have an entire planet to explore, how do you decide where to land the rover? There’s no wrong place to start, according to planetary geologist Bethany Ehlmann. Anywhere on the planet, there's always something new to learn from a rover expedition.
D1w1r TIL Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. when making a propaganda film about how well Prisoners Of War were being treated in north Vietnam blinked in Morse code the word 'T-O-R-T-U-R-E.
kOYJe TIL that in 1998, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lightning struck in the field during a football (soccer) match. 11 people died, all of the same team. The players from the other team were left unharmed. The whole thing even led to accusations of cursing and witchcraft.
wo8wJ TIL crocodiles can gallop like a horse