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TIL that in 1940 the first British paratroops were trained by stunt men because parachuting was rare and considered a “circus stunt”

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5Yj4R TIL that the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre is home to the four largest doors (each bay door is 139 metres high) and largest American flag (63.7 metres by 33.5 metres) in the world; the doors take 45 minutes to open.
BgGjk TIL about the Egypt national cricket team. Active between 1909 and WWII, it was a team of expats and soldiers stationed in Egypt, with only a single native Egyptian playing for it.
WOQX TIL that the roundest object in the world was handcrafted by one man because no machine in the world could match his precision.
yQnev TIL The photograph "Rhein II" by Andreas Gursky was the most expensive photograph ever sold
p7nA TIL the curve of a samurai sword is natural