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TIL that Top Fuel dragsters accelerate faster than fighter jets and space shuttles, pulling over 5 Gs at launch!

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awVPo TIL That Omarosa was dating Green Mile star Michael Clarke Duncan when he went into cardiac arrest, though she was able to perform CPR and resuscitate him he never fully recovered from the heart attack and died 2 months later in the hospital
rNpM1 TIL about the Iron Ring Ceremony, where Canadian engineers are given a ring worn on the pinkie to remind them of their professional responsibility for safety. It began after two bridges collapsed in 1907 and 1912.
8aWYL TIL Ming China placed limits on how frequently its client states could offer tribute. This was because Ming China always provided a return gift whenever they received tribute, which would often be of greater value than the tribute received.
Oy5L TIL Using your middle initials in your name make you perceived as smarter
699P7 TIL about the battle of talas. A battle where the forces of the Abbasid caliphate and the allied Tibetian empire fought against the Tang Dynasty of China for control of sry darya region of Central Asia. The battle ended with a Abbasid victory that marked the end of the Tang westward expansion.