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TIL an ultralight craft, like a paper airplane, could in theory be dropped from space and land safely on Earth. There have even been discussions about releasing one from the International Space Station to see what would happen.

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J18rl Today I learned about Hyperthymesia, and that the actress Marilyn Henner from Taxi, is one of only 62 people in the world diagnosed with the rare condition. These people can remember virtually every detail of every day of their life starting from around the age of 10/11.
5YPZD TIL There is a Canadian corporation that actually has its own private armed police force operating in the USA, with full authority to arrest US citizens.
oxDE TIL you can buy your own island for as little as $500,000 USD
aba0 TIL From 1934-1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt had the government finance the planting of 220 million trees to combat the dust bowl.
R7aaw TIL In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston marathon with an official number. After realizing that a woman was running, race organizer Jock Semple went after her trying to stop. The photographs taken of the incident made world headlines.