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TIL that pistachio nuts are very tricky to ship. They can spontaneously combust or suck all of the air out of a storage area

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mxdpE TIL that Macaulay Culkin, the actor from home alone, legally changed his middle name to Macaulay Culkin after an internet poll was held. Making his name Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.
Y7kKx TIL During the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, up to 90% of the Damage was Caused Not by the Quake, but by the Subsequent 30+ Fires
GYjAN TIL In WW1, when they had to deal with the scourge of Zeppelins bombing Britain, the RAF initially sent up a plane equipped with a passenger & a rifle, with just 4 incendiary rounds
QJmxE TIL the US made Schoolhouse Rock-like cartoons called The Metric Marvels in 1978 to prepare the country to switch to the metric system
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