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TIL Charles Lindbergh was actually the 67th person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean

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m1lEE TIL If a nuclear missile is shot down mid air, it WON'T cause a nuclear explosion in the air. It's because the detonation of a nuclear bomb requires a precise orchestration of events, without which the chain reaction does not initiate, thereby preventing the explosion.
VMXN8 TIL in the popcorn industry, two shapes of kernels are commercially important. "Butterfly" kernels are light and fluffy, their many appendages absorbing butter and salt well. "Mushroom" kernels are typically much sturdier then the butterfly ones, and are often used in making confectionery popcorn.
1agKW TIL a surgeon diagnosed himself with acute appendicitis while part of a Russian expedition to Antarctica in 1961. With no other options, he performed the surgery on himself over 2 hours.
GYbeJ TIL "Knifers" or Daozi Jiang were responsible for castration of eunuchs in Imperial China who anesthetized participants with hot chili pepper and removed participant's scrotum and penis with a single slash of the knife.
dDEjr TIL in earlier space toilets, including the Shuttle, wastewater was vented into space. During its maiden flight, Discovery had a buildup of frozen excrements outside the orbiter, which was then removed by a robotic arm