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TIL in 2006 an Australian man named Ricky Megee became stranded in the outback and survived 71 days on a diet of leeches, frogs, insects, snakes, ants, lizards and edible plants.

Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it. NIELS BOHR

In what came to be known as “Black Sunday,” one of the most devastating storms of the 1930s Dust Bowl era swept across the region on #ThisDayInHistory in 1935. High winds kicked up clouds of millions of tons of dirt and dust so dense and dark that some eyewitnesses believed the world was coming to an end.

Quite satisfying to see what happens when that balloon explodes! 🧐 Find more at https://t.co/gq3dJOkwWZ 🎥 dye2uxzj3p9w / Douyin #engineering https://t.co/nw3IqCGda9

With these video effects, this tattoo looks so cool! 😮 Find more at https://t.co/gq3dJOC7Ox 🎥 m.sipakov_official #engineering https://t.co/8iwIiVPxbQ

Tonight at 10pm on @BBCTwo it's our QI XL Naked Truth episode starring Sandi, Alan, @lollyadefope, @LeeMack and @richardosman! #QIXL https://t.co/aCJUyiVzKs

A highway rest stop toilet in Japan takes sitting on a toilet to another level. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/ZxGFWcX3wp

TIL that the most mass a planet can have is ~10-13x the mass of Jupiter. After this point, it's own sheer gravity begins to cause nuclear fusion and the body is classified as a brown dwarf (also called a failed star).

It's a fact: Explosions look cooler underwater. 💥 #engineering https://t.co/FCBMM4I11M

Carnegie Mellon's snake robot is being tested for potential use by the Department of Defense. 🐍🤖 #engineering https://t.co/svWHJWGqgz

What a cool feature!⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #DiplyFacts #DidYouKnow #TrueFacts #ThatsAFact #FactOfTheDay #TrueStory

In 1999, after a spate of chair-related injuries the employees of one of the units of the Seattle Police Department had to attend a 30-minute lesson on how to safely sit in a chair.

President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on #ThisDayInHistory in 1865. The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, shouted, “Sic semper tyrannis! The South is avenged,” as he jumped onto the stage and fled on horseback. Lincoln died the next day.

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