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TIL that in the lower regions of space, despite the air density being low enough to allow a short-term orbit, the atmospheric density is still high enough that sounds can be heard.

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K0Z9 TIL When AA neurosurgeon Ben Carson was a child, his mother required him to read two library books a week and give her written reports, even though she was barely literate. She would then pretend to carefully review and approve them. This inspired his eventual love of reading and learning.
b6J7Z TIL about Clochafarmor, a standing stone in Ireland. where the wounded hero Cú Chulainn is said to have tied himself to to the stone in order to remain upright to fight his enemies until his death.
wor87 TIL that Iris Cummings, an American swimmer and pilot born December 21st 1920, is the last surviving athlete who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. She earned her pilot's license in 1940. She was a flight instructor for almost 30 years and is now retired.
5Yw8D TIL there was an amusement park inside Paris from 1900 to 1934 called "Magic City", predating Luna Park by 9 years. It was also an LGBT heaven where meet-ups were presented as "disguised dancings" in order to evade vice squad.
0dbgA TIL Mean Girls was based on self-help book aimed at parents of teenage girls