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TIL Space Shuttle Columbia and Enterprise were initially fitted with ejection seats borrowed from the SR71

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KO89Q TIL Some people are actually afraid of being too happy because they think something tragic is going to happen soon. This is known as Cherophobia
8eBvK TIL according to science, Uranus smells like rotten eggs.
QJe1a TIL In the Philippines, cutting plants of scenic value on public grounds is punishable by an imprisonment of 6 months, 1 day as minimum to 8 years as maximum.
O0d4 TIL that regular coffee drinkers have a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other health problems due to an unidentified component interacting with the caffeine.
Ql16 TIL Hoba, the largest known meteorite left no crater on Earth. Earth’s atmosphere slowed the object to the point of terminal velocity. Hoba meteorite is also the most massive naturally occurring piece of Iron known at the Earth’s surface.