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TIL one horse’s power is greater than one horsepower

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XV1r TIL the first episode of an X-Files spin-off called “The Lone Gunmen”, which aired March 4, 2001, involves a US government conspiracy to hijack an airliner, fly it into the World Trade Center, and blame it on terrorists - thereby gaining support for a new profit-making war
VMjNk TIL about Cher Ami, a pigeon serving the US Military in WWI, who despite being shot through the breast, losing a leg and being blinded in one eye, successfully delivered messages that saved hundreds of US Soldiers. She died shortly after and is now on display at the Smithsonian
VB59k TIL a study found that, when asked to be alone with their own thoughts for 15 minutes, half of participants would rather receive electric shock instead.
R5a7 TIL there is a 1,000,000,000,000 Frames/Second camera that can record light as it moves
AD70l TIL Scientists say schools in China should further increase outdoor time, including recesses, in order to reduce the risk of near-sightedness. In some parts of China, 90 per cent of high school graduates have nearsightedness