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TIL there is no word for “please” in Danish.
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TIL standard evasive procedure for a surface-to-air-missile being directed at a SR-71 Blackbird, was for the plane to simply accelerate and outfly the missile.
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TIL that having a small amount of insulation on a cylinder (like a pipe or water heater) can actually make it lose heat faster than if it were entirely uninsulated. This is known as the critical thickness of insulation. Having more than the critical thickness makes the heat transfer rate go down.
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TIL: The cost to own a Bugatti Veyron (aside from the $2.5 M USD price tag) is $300k a year.
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TIL most of the sodium in instant ramen is in the noodles not the flavor packet.
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TIL The Russian Civil War was so intense, their alphabet lost 4 letters by the end.