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TIL that humanity’s first flight was shorter than the wing span of a Boeing 747

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W7QA TIL the most powerful h-bomb in history had a mushroom cloud that reached almost twice as high as the height from which Felix Baumgartner jumped a week ago
nW4NW TIL That carat in gems is only weight. There is no other thing to it. No fancy clearity, shine or rarity. One carat is 1/5th of a gram. Supply, demand, rarity of the gem plays a role for price sure, but no to carat.
nepkG TIL Former Manson Family member Barbara Hoyt, was poisoned by a hamburger with several doses of LSD in it. This was meant to prevent her from testifying in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. The plan backfired when she survived. After the attempt to silence her, her reticence disappeared.
5Vwop TIL that birds can get divorced. Over 90% of avian species form socially monogamous pair bonds, but they may end the bonds by 're-mating' with a different partner after so-called 'divorce'. Divorce rate increases with male promiscuity and migration distance
Kjjw TIL that in 1990 there was a Charlie Brown special called “Why, Charlie, why?” It focused on one of the kids developing Leukemia.