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TIL International space station has the internet speed of 600MB per second

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8avlV TIL the only non-military dog to be awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery, was a collie named Sheila. In 1944 she tracked down 4 injured US airmen on a mountain during a blizzard, after their B-17 crashed. She led locals to their location, who evacuated them before the bombs detonated shorty after.
VBKXG TIL that Shane Stant, the man who attacked figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, asked to have his assault record expunged so he could join the Navy SEALs. He was 34 when he asked - too old to be a SEAL.
4kLXw Today I learned that in Germany and Scandinavia, the musical note B natural is called H, while B flat is just called B.
NP6 TIL that a Pistol Shrimp can vaporize water with its claws, and for an instant that bubble is as hot as the sun - YouTube
WkGPd TIL that chicken tenders are the tenderloin of the chicken.