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TIL Chevy Chase dropped the n-word on the set of Community.

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VBmZ8 TIL Using cruise control will consume on average 20% less fuel over 18 seconds of drive time
990X TIL the term Gaslighting - Lying to, or misinforming somebody about events or facts with the purpose of making them doubt their memory or sanity.
X0njE TIL about James Harrison - a blood donor in Australia whose plasma contains antibodies for Rhesus disease. His donations over 60 years have saved over 2 million babies.
Me7bK TIL that arguably the person credited with saving the most lives in human history is WWI chemical weapons scientist, Fritz Haber. His work directly lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands during the war, while accidentally saving billions from starvation by developing a way to convert N2 to NH3.
6ElDZ TIL Casey J Fury, a civillian sandblaster/painter, started a fire onboard nuclear submarine USS Miami, so he could go home early. Several were injured fighting the fire. Fury confessed, and was given a 17 yr prison sentence and $400,000,000 fine. Never repaired, Miami was decommissioned 3/28/2014.