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TIL CapriSun is named after the Italian island Capri, where the sun shines almost whole year.

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rNEEM TIL about Soviet Zveno aircraft carrier planes. The converted bombers would carry fighters or dive bombers beyond their operational limitation, and launch them when needed. Despite being based on pre-WWII bombers and going through many configuration changes, they had a very high success rate.
ayLo TIL People with poor mathematical skills aren’t necessarily bad at math because they are ‘ungifted’. There is a phenomena called 'Math Anxiety’ that makes people perform worse, which sometimes leads to math avoidance, which leads to lesser knowledge and consequently more Math anxiety.
6EL9w TIL that a pregnant woman in Britain can pee anywhere she wants, even in a officer’s helmet.
m18jP TIL that multiple undetonated bombs have been found in Pompeii. As a result of Allied bombing during World War II, it is estimated that between seven and ten unexploded bombs remain in the unexcavated portions of the site. The last time one went off was over thirty years ago.
K1v4 TIL The White House didn’t have a 4th of July celebration until 1801. Cherokee chiefs were invited and cock fighting was part of the celebration.