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TIL that a single helmet for the Air Force’s new F-35 fighter costs over $400,000

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Lkmkm TIL Australia has slower internet than countries like Kenya, Romania and Pakistan.
WbK4 TIL it is perfectly acceptable to start a senstence with a conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet)
wL4G7 TIL A 2014 U.S. study showed one hour of sleep during the daylight saving time raised the risk of having a heart attack the next week by 24%. By contrast, when “falling back,” the extra hour of sleep made heart attacks risk fall 21% the next week.
QJ1e9 TIL of the "Rihanna Curse," which saw countries like the U.K., New Zealand, and Romania experiencing the worst storms in their history at the same time that "Umbrella" topped each country's charts. Once the song got bumped from the top spot, the weather subsided.
mxeEP TIL: Puzzled for years, a French municipality finally offered a reward for the translation of “ROC AR B…DRE AR GRIO SE EVELOH AR VIRIONES BAOAVEL” and other 18th century markings on a person-sized stone often submerged until low tide. The deadline for submissions passed --no news of a breakthrough.