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TIL in 1988 JFK conspiracy documentary was aired in UK. It was so inaccurate, the producer was officially censured by British Parliament.

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WMdd TIL it is impossible for modern computers to simulate a crumpled ball of paper.
l7Evr TIL That you need to change your recipe when baking at high altitude to accomodate the difference in air pressure
8ek7a TIL the Wright brothers' father only flew once when he was already 82 years old. The aircraft rose to about 350 feet with the old man encouraging his son "Higher, Orville, higher!"
ADLV4 TIL Alexei Leonov, the first man to perform a spacewalk, almost wasn't able to get back in the capsule as his suit had expanded in the vacuum of space. Many problems plagued the mission including a poor landing 240mi off course forcing the 2 man crew to survive for 2 days in the freezing wilderness.
60NJ TIL if a persons body odor smells good to you that means that they have an immune system basically opposite to yours. This happens so the chances of finding a mate with the opposite immune system is greater and the chances of any offspring you produce together will have a stringer immune system