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TIL In exploring the human gut, scientists have found 741 different bacteria species, and 848 viruses that infect those bacteria, many species completely new

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GJNg TIL Lockheed Skunkworks is working on SR-72, the successor to the legendary SR-71, with a speed of Mach 6 and powered by a radical new engine which combines the features of a turbine and a scramjet.
7mQx TIL that there is a concept for a roller coaster called the Euthanasia Coaster, which is designed to kill its passengers.
m1Pxv TIL in 1964, the FBI attempted to blackmail MLK Jr and urged him to commit suicide in an attempt to undermine the civil rights movement
8awV8 TIL Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane was the first person to say "fuck" on American TV
lxnB TIL that Sean Connery turned down the Gandalf role in Lord of the Rings. “I read the book. I read the script. I saw the movie. I still don’t understand it.”