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TIL that a study has been done to determine the physics of tossing fried rice in a wok.

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jNpwv TIL Thomas Jefferson had observed unseasonably mild temperatures in Philadelphia on July 4th, 1776.
0d01R TIL that Ben Affleck recreated a slave plantation to live in
gJx9 TIL that the famous “Fallout”-Style is actually called Atompunk.
kJOA1 TIL The Nuremburg Executions didn't go according to plan. The hangman had lied his way to the job, and had no pre-war experience. The Nazis hung for 14-28 minutes before being suffocated. The trapdoor was also too small, meaning some had bleeding head injuries when falling.
5VXxB TIL of UK farmer Tony Martin, whose house had been broken into so many times, that he was able to predict when the burglars would strike next, and shot and killed one.