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TIL that if you cross the border Between China and Afghanistan, you’ll need to adjust your watch by 3.5 hours.

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QJlg9 TIL Guion S. Bluford was a decorated Air Force pilot in Vietnam before joining NASA in the late 1970s.In 1983,he became the first African American to travel into space when he served as a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Challenger.Before he retired he had logged 688 hours in space.
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