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TIL “Shutter Island” is an anagram of “Truths and Lies” and “Truths / Denials.”

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88ba TIL the record for the longest recorded sniper kill was set last year at 2.8 Km or 1.8 miles, by an undetermined Australian sniper in the War in Afghanistan.
Wk4nX TIL many universities in the US charge students athletic fees in order to fund college sports. The University of Virginia, for example, will charge $678 for the 2020-2021 school year.
P5DJ TIL NASA contemplated sending giant beach ball-like rovers to Mars that would be propelled by wind
awYJN TIL while Michael Collins was orbiting the moon, mission control warned of a problem with the shuttle's coolant system. Instead of fixing the problem manually as advised, he flicked the system's switch from auto to manual, then back to auto, and carried on with other chores. The issue self resolved.
e5dg TIL During the Winter War Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov said the soviet planes over Finland were not bombers but humanitarian food drops. The Finns responded by naming their improvised explosives Molotov Cocktails, “A drink to go with the food.”