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TIL Lockheed Martin accidentally dropped a NASA satellite while turning it sideways, causing $135M in damages

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Z0ao TIL to open the vaults at the Bank of England you need a key which is 3 feet long
4Ayw TIL that a majority of Indian households boil their milk. A survey found that 59 percent of Indian mothers believe boiling increases milk’s nutritional value; in fact, boiling destroys essential vitamins, proteins, and amino acids.
7r4Bp TIL that in 1966, the Procrastinators Club held a demonstration in Philadelphia to protest the War of 1812
LkAGZ TIL some guy jumped over the Tour de France on his mountainbike.
JYoEk TIL while between 2012 and 2019 the US Mazda CX-5 sales more than tripled - from ~43k to over 154k - the Japanese sales actually decreased by about 4,000 units.