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TIL that colour photography has existed as far back as the 1850s

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b9kg0 TIL at high enough speeds an aircraft can use it's own shockwaves to generate a considerable amount of additional lift. This phenomenon is called compression lift and has only been demonstrated to two aircraft models.
d8b8B TIL that according to Greek mythology, the Anemone flower was created by the tears of Aphrodite mixing with the blood of her mortal lover Adonis, who had been fatally wounded by a wild boar. It is said that the flower represents Adonis' existence; beautiful, graceful and short lived.
5P0r TIL The chances of us eating even one spider in our sleep throughout our lifetime is close to 0%
W1RB TIL that 10! (ten factorial) seconds is exactly as long as six weeks, down to the second.
16VR8 TIL Amidst the sinking of the RMS Titanic, some passengers refused to evacuate, convinced that staying onboard was safer than the small lifeboats. However, Chief baker Charles Joughin intervened, forcefully guiding hesitant passengers onto the deck and into the lifeboats for their own well-being.