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TIL that the India–Pakistan border is distinctly visible from outer space due to the numerous floodlights installed by India to facilitate its monitoring.

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WkENY TIL Gravity, Forrest Gump, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Inglorious Basterds are some of the movies astronauts can watch on the International Space Station.
oRKdY TIL most of the people who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire of 1911 were girls/women aged 14-23. In addition, the doors were locked (preventing escape), a common practice of the time to reduce theft and breaks by workers. Many women people jumped out of the 8/9/10th floors
rND7W TIL That homosexuality for men wasn't decriminalised in England/Wales until 1967 with sexual acts not fully on par with the legal status' of heterosexual or lesbian couples until 2001
4kRo5 TIL Mel Brooks not only produced the 1986 version of The Fly but came up with its most famous line "Be afraid, be very afraid."
MN87 TIL Domino’s Pizza cancelled their ‘30 minutes or less’ guarantee because of their drivers causing accidents while rushing to deliver pizzas on time, resulting in at least one fatality.