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TIL The logo for the Royal New Zealand Airforce is a flightless bird

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N07P TIL Someone made a lifejacket for a fish that can’t swim.
loLra TIL that National Reconnaissance Office donated two Hubble-class telescopes to The National Science Foundation, because they were only gathering dust in a warehouse. NRO is the agency in charge of USA's spy satellities, the donation was prompted by the two telescopes becoming obsolete for spying.
pYA1b TIL: An MIT study in 2018 found that skill matters more than luck in fantasy sports according to the associate dean of engineering. However, the effect varies depending on sports data. Basketball/baseball were more skill based due to more stats, while fantasy football/hockey were the least.
nW97r TIL that actresses Kate and Rooney Mara are related to NFL families. Their mother is a part of the family that owns the Pittsburgh Steelers (the Rooneys), while their father is a part of the family that owns the New York Giants (the Maras).
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