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TIL that the us military trained pilots over the Great Lakes.

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VM8jD TIL the Soviet Union has its own top level domain country code (.su) that is still in use today with over 100,000 registered domains
P1KXw TIL Synchronized swimming was a sport where ONLY women competed. However, from 2024, MEN will be now compete in the team event at the Olympics. The IOC renamed the sport "artistic swimming" — a decision that has faced controversy. Male swimmers around the planet are training intently.
XxAj TIL Thermal insulation on the Saturn V’s fuel tanks was so well made that an ice cube would take 8 years to melt inside one.
40o5 TIL that ‘giant scorpions’ existed in prehistoric times. Evidence points to an almost 1m long amphibious scorpion with a stinger the size of a lightbulb called a 'Brontoscorpio’
Oy7a TIL CPR only has an 8% effectiveness. However, many believe it is much more effective because on TV it has a 75% effectiveness and 67& of the characters who had been given CPR lived to leave the hospital.