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TIL that the WR for deepest scuba dive (332.35 m set by Ahmed Gabr in 2014) is highly controversial and likely faked, as there are far too many discrepancies in the provided proof for the dive, some of which could easily have killed him had he actually dived to that depth

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WknaX TIL Juvena Huang, a 20 something girl, rode from Singapore to Czech republic on her Vespa Scooter covering 44,000km, 25 countries in 27 months. She took this journey in memory of a friend who had inspired her to ride bikes and had later passed away. Truly an inspirational story.
epDQg TIL The world standard telescope for Sun monitoring is set by a 2.4" refracting telescope at the Zurich Observatory in Switzerland. Anything larger will reveal too many sunspots that will skew the actual total
wW5P TIL in 1940 two RAAF training planes collided in mid-air and as a result, locked together and formed a de-facto biplane. The “biplane” was landed safely by the pilot of the upper plane; there were no casualties.
Bg4ge TIL that, early in the AIDS epidemic, an executive of the company that made a popular weight loss drug named 'AYDS' was quoted as saying "The product has been around for 45 years. Let the disease change its name."
vlQx TIL that when Genghis Khan’s eldest son Juchi died while hunting, his subordinates, fearing punishment for bringing bad news, forced a musician to do it. The musician performed a melody, Genghis Khan understood the message, and “punished” the instrument by pouring molten lead on it