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TIL Astroglide was invented by NASA engineers while working on the space shuttle

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BJ8d TIL that Navy SEALs used to be waterboarded as a component of their training but the process was discontinued when no SEAL could handle it.
e0BBb TIL to verify the hypothesis that some Canadian drivers intentionally run over reptiles, research in 2007 found that 2.7% of drivers intentionally hit reptile decoys masquerading as snakes and turtles. Indeed, several drivers were observed speeding up and positioning their cars to hit the reptiles.
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