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TIL of Betteridge’s law of headlines which states: “Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.”

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yBLa TIL that there is in fact gravity at the international space station. So much so that someone that weighs 100 lbs on earth would weigh 90 on the station. The reason they float isn’t due to a lack of gravity, but rather because the astronauts are in a perpetual free fall.
1rkX TIL there is a term called “zugzwang,” to describe a situation in chess where a player would prefer not moving at all when it’s his turn, because moving any piece would worsen his current position. A player who is forced to make a move in this situation is said to be “in zugzwang.”
WkY9 TIL that our universe isn’t old enough for any of our red dwarf stars to have become blue dwarfs yet. So blue dwarfs are still theoretical.
5mNn TIL the metal band Anthrax has had 24 members in 33 years with guitarist Scott Ian being the only constant.
9YKx6 TIL One third of all flight delays in Europe are caused by the French.