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TIL that during the Vietnam war, Navy Seal teams One and Two amassed a combined kill/death ratio of 200:1

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b9Jpa TIL that Don Rickles passed away before he was able to record any dialogue for Toy Story 4. Rather than replacing him, Disney reviewed 25 years of material from the first three films, video games, and other media; they were able to assemble enough dialogue to cover the entire film.
ajXy TIL that FOX News watchers scored less than no news watchers when asked domestic and international policy questions.
xZKo TIL that if space wasn’t soundproof, we would hear the Sun burning at over 100 decibels, or as loud as a chainsaw from 5 meters away.
GKnj TIL The Hubble telescope uses a black & white camera. Scientists take color pictures by putting a blue filter in front of the lens and take a picture, then repeat with a red, then green filter. They then combine the 3 images to create a full color picture.
Me7r7 Unpredictable extremes of weather could be a huge problem. Simon N. Gosling, a geographer at the University of Nottingham in England, and Robert E. Davis of the University of Virginia agree that hotter weather on average isn't as dangerous as unexpected weather. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in April looked at how temperature fluctuations over a single summer affect mortality in vulnerable populations.