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TIL that NASA lost a $330m Mars Orbiter in 1999, immediately before mars orbit was achieved, because one of the contracted US companies used imperial units instead of metric.

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dPQ9 TIL that the SS officer who arrested Anne Frank and the other inhabitants of the secret annex later bought her book to see if he was in it. (He wasn’t.)
GYNrN TIL that milk will spoil twice as fast for every 18 degrees Fahrenheit that its temperature rises; if it’s kept at the correct temperature, it should stay good for about 5 days past the best-by date.
JYnxj TIL Cars Fueled by Compressed Air Have Been in Development in France for Years and are Scheduled for Industrial Production in India in 2020
wolrW TIL there is an apartment in China that has a train track running through it.
X0kj TIL Canadian engineers wear an iron (or steel) ring on the pinky of their working/dominant hand as a symbol and reminder of the obligations and ethics associated with their profession.