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TIL Over 4500 missiles were fired at the SR-71 over 25 years without a hit

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OGo9L TIL: As you get older, you need to drink more water. Over time, the thirst signals in the brain become less active and our body water composition declines. Research also suggests that people who drink more water consistently consume fewer calories on a daily basis.
kOgDW TIL Police in Brazil on the island of Marajo ride water buffalo so they can go through swamp land and marsh to catch criminals
PYKGe TIL Even though a chess grandmaster can perfectly rearrange a midgame chessboard after seeing it for only 3 seconds, they can't do the same when the pieces are placed at random. They rely on a process called "chunking" (pattern recognition) vs common perception that they have photographic memories.
g4BW TIL a team at Nike created a pair of sneakers inspired by the ‘Heaven’s Gate’ UFO cult (who wore Nike Decades when they killed themselves). They never made it into stores.
Br4Ee TIL that in Canada the winner of a sweepstakes is required by law to correctly answer a skill testing question, usually math related, in order to receive the prize.