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TIL that Candles have been used for over 5,000 years, dating back to the ancient Egyptians who made candles from beeswax and tallow.

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pYmBA TIL that in 1956, the US Air Force lost control of an unmanned drone and tried to shoot it down. Jet fighters fired 208 rockets at the drone. They all missed; the rockets started fires on the ground, and the drone crashed by itself when it ran out of fuel.
0OkN TIL It only takes the first 39 digits of pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe
wLA6J TIL, a 3,000 year old mummy was found that had a wooden prosthetic big toe.
8K4 TIL Pitbulls were once commonly used as babysitters
8arQ8 TIL that five Lithuanian soldiers serving in a reconnaissance unit were declared missing during a military exercise. They thought the drill was ongoing and successfully evaded all forces sent to find them, including trained dogs and a helicopter