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TIL that Sandra Bullock’s highest grossing film is Minions.

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GAvp5 TIL China does not recognize international time zones within its borders. The entire country uses China Standard Time which is aligned to Beijing Time
xBA1 TIL that there IS such a thing as transparent aluminum and it is a viable replacement for bulletproof glass.
PvgG TIL that there is a disorder called “William’s Syndromes” in which one of its primary features is “pathological friendliness”
LkjyV TIL that, contrary to popular belief, friction is not the primary cause of spacecraft heating up on re-entry. Rather, the heat comes from the air in front of the craft being highly compressed. This is also why the leading edges get the hottest.
nWpY7 TIL The policeman John Parker, who was assigned to guard the entrance to Lincoln’s box at Fords Theater, was not immediately fired after he was assassinated. He was even assigned to guard Mary Todd Lincoln afterwards, though she quickly dismissed him. He was only fired in 1868 for sleeping on duty.