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TIL NASA astronauts must learn Russian to be considered fully mission capable

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xVOn0 TIL It's generally agreed that 10 power is the upper limit of hand-holdable binoculars. The higher the magnification, the greater the wobble. At some point, the wobble negates the increased resolution that magnification provides
njNP TIL that despite the extreme cold in Antartica, there is a portion of it at it’s center that has no ice. This is due to a “dry valley” instance where precipitation does not enter (and thus no ice is created).
GAej7 TIL that for a couple of years in the twentieth century, Colorado, Mississippi and Texas celebrated Thanksgiving twice a year on the third and fourth Thursdays of November.
QNPk9 TIL That Richard Todd played Major John Howard, who lead the assault on 'Pegasus Bridge', in The Longest Day. Todd, a WW II veteran, participated in the actual battle and in one scene his character is relieved by another actor who is playing Todd himself.
Medm8 TIL that Meatloaf's video for I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) was directed by Michael Bay