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TIL, scientists successfully used E coli and Glucose to create a renewable Propane Gas.

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QJDdE TIL the word "robot" was coined for a 1920 Czech play about a robot rebellion (which ends poorly for the human race). The word comes from the Czech "robota" meaning "forced labor".
M7VO7 TIL "The Humpty Dance" by The Digital Underground is one of the most sampled songs recorded by a hip hop/rap artist, boasting over 100 usages in other songs.
vmXr TIL that the Hogwarts Express from the movies is a real train in Scotland and not computer generated
nerYd TIL that in 2001, researchers removed 2055 brown recluse spiders from a single Kentucky Home. No one living there was ever envenomed
4kE9w TIL Actors Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman became friends while attending Pasadena Playhouse in the 60's. seen as outsiders by their classmates, both were voted "The Least Likely To Succeed".