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TIL Soviet planned to crush NATO in just 7 day

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kEo4 TIL that there are Independent Olympic Athletes who don’t represent any specific country in Olympic competition.
VBX4B TIL that in WWI, there were bicycle ambulances, made of two, three, or four bicycles with an attached stretcher. Two-bicycle ambulances were developed as early as the 1890s.
dDK8Q TIL that the phrase “turning a blind eye” is attributed to Admiral Horatio Nelson intentionally ignoring an order to retreat
4XJwX TIL that the Sperm Whale is the loudest animal in the world. They are capable of producing sounds 230 decibels in volume, and can be heard by other Sperm Whales from 60 kilometers away.
MemkB TIL: The fastest human powered vehicle on water was 18.5 knots/21.3 mph/34km/h , set by Mark Drela in 1991 using a hydrofoil Decavitator. Some think it took undue advantage of a Dupont Prize rule allowing for 3mph tail wind.