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TIL Science explaining role of luck in success ( veritasium).

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QNJLM TIL The infamous sound German JU-87 dive bombers made while in a dive is due to a siren installed on the plane, and not just the sound of the plane diving on a bomb run.
Y7D87 TIL: On July 1, 1942 the American submarine Sturgeon sank the Montevideo Maru that was transporting 1080 prisoners and civilians who were captured after the fall of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea.
wL5YJ Zoos and Science Museums are giving species 'Amazon Reviews' on Twitter.
N764N TIL Wendell Scott was the first African American to compete full time in a NASCAR series. He was also the first to win at NASCAR’s highest level.
VMyg0 TIL Pablo Picasso worked up until the day he died at age 91; literally painting till 3 am on Sunday, April 8th, which was just hours before his death. His last well known self-portriat was done a little less than a year before his death, entitled Self Portrait Facing Death