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TIL that SpaceX considers a rocket explosion to actually be a "rapid unscheduled disassembly"

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J1MO8 TIL that, in the UK, if you have bought gold jewelry since 1984, it is likely to contain traces of gold stolen in the £26 million Brink's-Mat robbery.
1nQ4 TIL that making memes in Australia is illegal.
b9wLa TIL that scientists have been able to use a unique gene therapy to cure the herpes simplex virus in mice with plans to move into human clinical trials in the next three years.
j8nE TIL only one F-117 fighter has ever been shot down in combat, the pilot, who ejected and was rescued behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia, opened a bakery and years later became friends with the man who fired the SAM missile
X0OAj TIL parasocial relationships are one-sided relationships that person has with a celebrity such actors musicians, and social media influencers. Relationships range from mild- entertainment to pathological obsessive.