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TIL That Optical tweezers exist and are capable of holding single molecules for study

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WkWJN TIL Chuck Yeager enlisted as private, was an aircraft mechanic before becoming a pilot, got shot down over France but escaped, had 11.5 aerial victories, broke the sound barrier and multiple speed records as a test pilot, and retired from the US Air Force after 34 years as a brigadier general.
5YV1Q TIL that part of the reason fighter pilots usually don't pass out under intense G-forces is because of their G-suit. Under intense force, the suit squeezes the legs extremely hard to prevent as much blood as possible from leaving the head, allowing some pilots to go up to 9 g's without passing out
yQ5Ol TIL Jason Everman the guitarist that was kicked out of Nirvana and Soundgarden went on to become a special forces war hero.
e0Z65 Today I learned, submarine sonar is no a “ping” like movies and games, but actually EXTREMELY loud and can kill people and sea life
Wk4yd TIL oj simpson has arthritis in his hands, so during his trial, his lawyers told him to stop taking his medication so that his hands would swell. because of this, the glove didn’t fit his hands and he was acquitted