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TIL that NASA named “2012” the most scientifically inaccurate movie ever.

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bwDE TIL NASA Astronaut Owen Garriott successfully pranked flight controllers by playing a recording of his wife whilst on SkyLab. There were no women on board the space station and was used to make it look like there was a stowaway.
werP TIL Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.
Ky89 TIL: John Delorean (designer of the Delorean DMC-12 “back to the future” car) was arrested for conspiracy to traffic narcotics, after being set up by FBI. Delorean was saved from prison after publisher Larry Flynt obtained and released tapes and documents that proved his innocence.
oB50R TIL that most Western European countries categorize foods based on a score called Nutri-score, rated A to E. High content of fruits and vegetables, fibers, and protein promote a preferable score, while high content of energy, sugar, saturated fatty acids, and sodium promote a detrimental score.
4XmQa TIL after a storming a hijacked plane and killing/capturing the hijackers, Israel worked for 5 years to purchase the aircraft, then converted it to a spyplane