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TIL that cyclists in a peloton (tight bunch of riders) can see reductions in drag of 90% or more, leading to huge energy savings

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m1vv TIL after WWII, a group of Jewish avengers called Nokmim hunted down and executed Nazis. One Gestapo officer was killed with a kerosene injection while at the hospital for surgery.
yQjyX TIL that George Washington is the second richest American president in history, worth 580 million when adjusted for inflation.
BrAxL TIL that during the Western Schism of the Catholic Church, there was a cardinal appointed by Antipope Benedict XIII who split with the others and, acting as the entire college of cardinals, elected someone Pope all by himself; when that guy died, he elected himself Pope all by himself.
D151g TIL the Vatican once offered time off Purgatory to people following the Pope on Twitter
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