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xkrD TIL that more Colombians die every year from American tobacco than Americans die from Colombian cocaine
D18jg TIL Apollo 12 was hit by lightning twice within a minute of launch, knocking out the command module instruments, lighting up nearly every warning light on the control panel and garbling the telemetry to mission control. Earlier training simulating such a failure allowed them to restore power.
6E5n7 TIL The average British adult spends around 3 hours a week on the toilet, but only 1.5 hours a week exercising.
BdPx TIL the Neapolitan mastiff almost died out in World War 2
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