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TIL I learned of an autorotation, a maneuver to stop a falling helicopter during engine failure

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d5D8 TIL in 1991, an cosmic particle hit the atmosphere at over 99.999999999999999999999% the speed of light. It was dubbed the Oh-My-God Particle.
LdZd TIL That Until 1976, Mormons could be shot on sight in Missouri.
DpWe TIL Ben Franklin wrote a scientific essay about farts called “Fart Proudly”
ANlgn TIL Diamonds were first discovered and mined in India 3000 years ago. India remained the primary source of diamonds until the 18th century.
QJjZ6 TIL the voice of the primary Soviet radio announcer during WW2, a Jewish man named Yuri Levitan, was so unique and inspiring that Hitler personally placed a bounty (250,000 Reichsmarks, which is roughly $1.3 million dollars in today’s currency) on him.