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TIL That 80% of Lightning Strike Victims are Male

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Lk8G0 TIL in 1990 the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird set a speed record when it travelled from LA to Washington DC in a bit over an hour, with an average speed of 2,144 mph.
rR9A4 TIL almost all airplane seats are blue because physcologists discovered that the color helps to calm anxiety and relieve fear, which makes the plane ride more comfortable for many people.
16bAX TIL that there is a broom closet inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex labelled "Stargate Command" in reference to the fact that the bunker was the fictional setting of the TV show "Stargate SG-1."
p86Q4 TIL from 1911 to 1967 the United States Postal Savings System took deposits for consumers and gave up to 2.5% return on savings.
9dAM TIL Eminem repeated the 9th grade 3 times before dropping out of school