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TIL that North Korea has more submarines than the United States.

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b9kg0 TIL at high enough speeds an aircraft can use it's own shockwaves to generate a considerable amount of additional lift. This phenomenon is called compression lift and has only been demonstrated to two aircraft models.
1EAO TIL there is an unreleased experimental Russian film where nobody on set was allowed to admit they were part of a movie production. Everyone had to pretend they were living in the 50’s for three whole years. The entire set was even wired to reproduce the effect of living under the Soviet regime.
QJO4e TIL 25 to 30 Percent of People Sneeze When Eating Dark Chocolate
J1Yej TIL the actor Leslie Baker, known for playing disgruntled paper salesman Stanley Hudson in "The Office," inadvertently prepped for the role by portraying an office worker in OfficeMax commercials while in graduate school.
PGJe TIL that of the 103 wars the U.S has been involved in, they’ve won 89, lost 4, drew 2 and have 2 still ongoing. The others were indecisive or resolved.