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TIL that the titanium screw caps holding a deep-sea submersible's viewport together experience a maximum load of up to 22 million pounds.

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5WrR TIL Speedy Gonzales has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez that appeared in only two cartoons. Since he cannot move fast enough to defend himself, he carries a gun for protection.
BgLNy TIL Göbekli Tepe: The oldest discovered temple in the world. Located in the Germus mountains of southeastern Anatolia, this property features monumental round-oval and rectangular megalithic structures built by hunter-gatherers during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period between 9,600 and 8,200 BC.
XwJk TIL that the album “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” by The Beatles was inspired by the album “Pet Sounds” by The Beach Boys, which was inspired by the album “Rubber Soul” by The Beatles.
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oRPX8 TIL Harry Pidgeon, the second person to circumnavigate the globe in a sailboat solo, had virtually no sailing experience and built his boat on an LA beach following instructions from a magazine. The press jokingly called him "The Library Navigator"