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TIL microwaving a grape will make plasma

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N4w6 TIL “&” and “and” mean different things in movie credits. Two writers’ names joined with “&” means they collaborated, while “and” means they worked on the script at different times.
a86mJ TIL some planes have an extra engine that isn't used for propulsion, but instead to power other systems in the aircraft
W7YR9 TIL WWII partly started because of several false flag attacks by the German SS impersonating Polish soldiers against Germany. Hitler needed a reason to attack Poland but there wasn't one so he got the SS to make a reason for him.
5Y1or TIL that one of Napoleon's heirs just married an Austrian countess, who is descended from Napoleon's second wife, in in the medieval palace where the French emperor himself once lived.
b9mA7 TIL that the word ‘gyrle’, now spelled ‘girl’, used to be gender neutral. It was used to refer to any young child.