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TIL That the Soviet Union couldnt figure out how to weld titanium without cracking it, so they built 80% of the Mig-25 out of…stainless steel.

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rNK1w Today I learned that the english language got so many different names for a group of animals
xP7w TIL Stephen Hawking had to purchase a one-year subscription to Penthouse for Kip Thorne after losing a bet pertaining to the existence of black holes.
jNZ0R TIL The word 'cactuses' is the English plural to cactus and 'cacti' is the Latin plural. Dictionaries list both and neither are right or wrong.
M7rLW TIL: The Spotify API was used to analyze the BPM and energy rating of over 900 songs to determine which songs negatively affected driving. "Don't Get Me Wrong" was the most dangerous song with a risk score of 1836, while "Sweet Caroline" was the safest with a risk score of 63.
X0mbX TIL - Esperanto is the most successful constructed international auxiliary language, and the only such language with a sizeable population of native speakers!