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TIL that Space Smells like Seared Steak.

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DQAdP TIL that a flock of seagulls and a suitcase full of pepperoni got one man banned from a Fairmont hotel for 17 years
Z8Qo4 TIL of Sir David Brailsford, a British cycling coach who theorizes if you make a 1% improvement in a host of tiny areas, the cumulative benefits will be extraordinary. Utilizing this theory of "marginal gains"; his teams have won 18 gold medals, six Tour de France titles, and 59 World Championships.
OoRJ1 TIL the lowest point in the continental US, Death Valley, and the highest point, Mt. Whitney, are less than 100 miles apart
QNXRL TIL that cats have a non-lethal terminal velocity
pYK8N TIL that software updates for Boeing 747 airliners are done using 3.5 inch floppy disks.