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TIL Superman couldn’t fly until the 1940s

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PYljZ TIL Firefighters use wetting agents to make water wetter. The chemicals reduce the surface tension of plain water so it’s easier to spread and soak into objects, which is why it’s known as “wet water.”
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GYVLj TIL that following the crash of a commercial airplane he owned that killed all 223 passengers, three-time Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda investigated the crash and found that thrust reversers caused it, he got Boeing to admit fault and change the design of the 767 airplane