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TIL the Spanish word for handcuffs is esposas ( wives)

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8aL4K TIL that Mishka, the first sea-otter to be diagnosed with asthma, was taught to use an inhaler originally designed for cats!
LkMd0 TIL after his bomber was hit, RAF gunner Nicholas Alkemade decided to jump from 18,000 feet without a parachute, just moments before his bomber blew up. He landed on top of a snow cover and survived with only a twisted knee. The Germans were so impressed they certified the story as being authentic.
e0Ook TIL about The Legend of Jon Dowd. Due to Barry Bones not allowing his likeness in MVP Baseball 2005 they created a player using his attributes and the name of an assistant producer. His ability in the game led him to be regarded as one of the best virtual athletes of all time.
Lkb99 TIL ABBA's tour costumes were designed by Owe Sandström with close consultation/influence from the band, and national costumes (Japanese, Latin American) were inspirations. ABBA had duplicates of each outfit and the backing musicians and singers had costumes, so a few hundred outfits went on tour
KOGLG TIL that fighter pilots, even old ones, can take a punch. In 1989, a man punched retired astronaut John Glenn on live TV. Glenn, unfazed, immediately assisted in apprehending the assailant.