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TIL WW2 bombing accuracy was so abominable, there was only 22% chance of a bomber crew finding its way to within 5 miles of its target and for heavily defended targets the percentage dropped to 7%.

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nQYP TIL that the second smallest size classification of an iceberg is called a “Bergy Bit”
1aJ5V TIL in the final stages of hypothermia, humans exhibit two strange behaviors; paradoxical undressing, in which a person will remove all their clothes despite being dangerously close to death, and a completely autonomous, instinctual burrowing behavior.
nJD7 TIL that Godzilla is covered in “keloid scars” to evoke the gruesome marks borne by the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. After these incidents, Godzilla was conceived in Japan as a metaphor for the danger nuclear weapons represent to humanity.
ANrng TIL that the high speed rail in Indonesia is branded as Whoosh, which is short for Waktu Hemat, Operasi Optimal, Sistem Hebat, lit. 'Timesaving, Optimal Operation, Outstanding System'
j6BmX TIL that legendary football player Alfredo Di Stéfano scored in five consecutive European Cup finals for Real Madrid between the years 1956 and 1960, winning all finals, including scoring a hat-trick in the last game.