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TIL the first mass-produced bicycle for women was called the Ladies’ Psycho

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woKGE TIL that Apple operates its own network of doctor's offices around the world, exclusive for Apple employees and their dependents
9Apm TIL the first (Russian) spacewalk encountered problems leading to reentry deep in Siberia, where the astronauts had to camp in the reentry module overnight to keep bears and wolves at bay.
5Ddk TIL the infamous crocodile jump by James Bond in Live and Let Die was performed with real crocodiles. The only person willing to attempt the stunt was the owner of the croc farm. Writers named the film’s villian after the owner - Kanaga.
baoj TIL In the USA if you are delayed by an airline by more than 4 hours for actions within their control (overbooking) you are entitled to 4x the face vale of the ticket capped at $1300.
yVQM8 TIL in 2021 classified details of the British Army’s Challenger 2 tank were leaked online. A War Thunder player leaked details after a disagreement over the tank's in-game design. However the classified documents weren't considered "valid source material" & no changes were made to the in-game design