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TIL what the chemical propellant that inflates airbags looks like through CT scans.

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RjD7 TIL that original targets of the September 11 attacks were nuclear power plants, but the targets were later altered by al-Qaeda, as it was feared that such an attack “might get out of hand”
DjdY TIL a Romanian-born Israeli and American scientist, engineer, professor, teacher, and a Holocaust survivor, Liviu Librescu, held the door of his classroom during the Virginia Tech shootings sacrificing his life while the gunman continuously shot through the door saving 22 of his 23 students.
4kP4b TIL the office of Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has been around since 1099, having been established in the wake of the First Crusade.
P1XbJ TIL Canadians consume more than twice as much tea as Americans
P1Eag TIL The Largest Wave Ever Recorded was 1,720 Feet Tall