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TIL The aerodynamics (downforce) of an F1 car is so powerful it could drive on an inverted road (upside-down) if it was going only 170kmh or 105mph!

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R7G0l TIL that Queen Elizabeth is both the 4th longest-reigning monarch and the 21st longest-reigning monarch in world history -- having ruled the commonwealth for 69 years, but of Jamaica for only the 58 since its independence
jWyN TIL of Jamie Livingston. A photographer who took a Polaroid photo everyday from March 31st 1979 until his death on his 41st birthday, October 25th 1997. His photos covered everyday life, including his engagement and marriage, and struggle with a brain tumor. His entire collection is available online
YpwNG TIL about Joe Simpson, who broke his leg descending a mountain and was lowered off the mountain by his climbing partner Simon Yates. He ends up falling off a cliff and into a crevasse after Simon is forced to cut the rope. He survives and crawls 8 miles to safety. Better story in link.
4kd5J TIL In 1999, India had to use snake charmers to secure a cricket ground after a right-wing group threatened to release venomous snakes to stop a cricket match
O4Q6 TIL After Mark Twain met Helen Keller at a dinner party he was so impressed with her that he wrote to the wife Henry H. Rogers, a wealthy oil magnate, pleading her to convince her husband to support Keller’s education. Mr. Rogers agreed and personally paid her entire education.