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TIL the standard model of particle physics is so accurate, it describes almost everything in the universe to twelve decimal places.

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GADDg Today I learned Francis Pegahmagabow was a canadian sniper during ww1 with 378 confirmed kills making him the deadliest sniper of the first world war.
Y7XWv TIL George V’s death was purposely expedited by his doctor when he injected the Kings jugular vein with morphine and cocaine. Some have called it euthanasia, others, murder.
R7P9l TIL the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) does not believe it is important for students to take calculus in high school, saying “the pump that is pushing more students into more advanced mathematics ever earlier is not just ineffective: It is counter-productive.”
XE8bk TIL about the Thunderscreech. A plane so loud it sickened the ground crews near it.
mxjZM TIL that in 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb in space that was 100 times more powerful than Hiroshima. The aftereffects eventually caused six or more satellites to fail, as radiation damaged their solar arrays.