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TIL Arrow, a now-bankrupt Formula 1 team fell for a Nigerian Prince scam in 1999.

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P151L TIL Puducherry District encompasses all Former French territories - Yanam, Mahe, Karaikal and Pondicherry - that are spread all over South India as exclaves
rYy0 TIL that, after writing “I’m In Love with my Car,” Roger Taylor was so fond of the song that he locked himself in a cupboard until Freddie Mercury agreed to release it on the B-side of Bohemian Rhapsody’s single.
6yJm TIL In 2005, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the application of Eminent Domain to kick homeowners off of their property so private developers could build hotels, health clubs, and condos in New London, Connecticut. Years later, the abandoned property remains an overgrown, barren field.
ykme TIL ice cream contains all 3 states of matter - gas, solid and liquid (air bubbles, ice crystals, and milk) - and is considered both an oil-in-water emulsion and a foam. Much more complex than I thought!
4kXKa TIL that watercress technically has more protein per calorie (roughly 21g/100 Kcal) than a lot of protein powders(standard whey protein powders have about 20g/100 Kcal).