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TIL that according to the regulations of Formula 1, each team is only allowed to use a maximum of 25 teraflops of double precision (64-bit) computing power for simulating the aerodynamics of their cars.

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eoNn TIL that in 1954, the CIA launched a covert operation that overthrew the democratically-elected leader of Guatemala and replaced him with a right-wing authoritarian president, beginning over four decades of civil war and political repression
R5g1 TIL Canada’s First Astronaut is now a Member of Parliament
LQmBv TIL that the tombs of over 100 Roman Catholic Popes have been lost, including many whose tombs were destroyed during renovations of St. Peter's Basilica.
4Xn56 TIL Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) has a degree in electrical engineering from Oxford
JrnQ TIL: There is a Masturbate-a-thon in which participants masturbate to raise money and awareness of the act, in the past six years it has raised $25,000.