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TIL that in 2050, there might be a Japanese elevator to space

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P1Zje TIL Hamsters’ livers are shockingly efficient at dealing with alcohol, cannot from an alcohol overdose. Their livers break it down so quickly that their blood never gets enough alcohol in it to become fatal.
obwW TIL of “muntzing”, a method for improving the design of electronic products: Remove components until it stops working, then put the last-removed part back in. It is named after Earl “Madman” Muntz, who used the method to cut manufacturing costs of his popular televisions in the 1940s and 50s.
6ELWJ TIL South Dakota is where I should hide my illicit financial gains, if I had any to begin with that is.
gMyYD TIL that Tempura originated from Portugal
8aGL8 TIL about the Tenerife Airport Disaster when, on a day in which there was fog heavy enough to reduce visibility to less than 500 yards, two Boeing 747s had a head-on collision at the runway that resulted in 583 casualties and the deadliest accident in aviation history.