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TIL I learned for the Voyager program engineers computed 10,000 potential trajectories. This was done not only to optimize the journey but also avoid having voyager reach a planet at Christmas or Thanksgiving time.

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LJKv TIL Ferrero, the maker of Nutella, Ferrero Rocher chocolates and Tic Tac mints, has never held a press conference, even to announce its annual results. Michele Ferrero (the founder’s son) had only once given an interview.
vPGjj TIL contemporary hunter gatherers in Tanzania were estimated to have consumed as much as 100 grams of fiber per day.
M7xAb TIL that the British SAS was originally a fake regiment used to deceive Axis intelligence and was made real in 1941 by David Stirling who wanted a rogue regiment. Their first successful mission was stealing euipment (including a piano) from a New Zealand base
W7NQX TIL Actor Matthew Lillard, who plays William Afton in the FNAF movie, also played Shaggy from Scooby-Doo (live action, 2002 movie) 🤯
E1jrx TIL Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya ordered the execution of every one of his daughters upon birth. When he learned that sixteen of his daughters had escaped notice and had grown to adulthood, he invited them to a reception, greeted them kindly and then beheaded all of them.