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Nov 11, 2023 | 10:33 AM

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Flying FACT.

Nov 13, 2023 | 10:35 AM

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The shuttlecock used in badminton is the slowest object propelled by a racket in sports, even slower than a tennis ball.

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The shuttlecock is the fastest object propelled by a racket in sports. Flying off the strings of a badminton racket, a shuttlecock can reach a speed of 200 mph.

Nov 13, 2023 | 10:38 AM

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In November 2021, after spending 200 days in space, a broken toilet on the SpaceX capsule meant astronauts had to return to Earth wearing diapers.

Nov 13, 2023 | 10:38 AM

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The shuttlecock is the fastest object propelled by a racket in sports. Flying off the strings of a badminton racket, a shuttlecock can reach a speed of 200 mph.

Wouldn't that be "crap" then?

Nov 13, 2023 | 10:39 AM

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11/13/23

In November 2021, after spending 200 days in space, a broken toilet on the SpaceX capsule meant astronauts had to return to Earth wearing diapers.

Crap--dont they always wear diapers when leaving/returning to earth?

Nov 13, 2023 | 12:15 PM

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FACT?

Nov 13, 2023 | 01:30 PM

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Wouldn't that be "crap" then?

You would be correct, kind sir.

Nov 14, 2023 | 12:58 PM

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11/13/23

In November 2021, after spending 200 days in space, a broken toilet on the SpaceX capsule meant astronauts had to return to Earth wearing diapers.

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Their splash-down was dry!