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TIL it rains diamonds in Saturn & Jupiter

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yQyOw TIL that the method of pasteurizing grape juice to halt it from naturally turning into wine has been attributed to a British–American physician and dentist, Thomas Bramwell Welch. Welch was also active in the Underground Railroad and aided in the transportation of freed slaves to Canada.
m6Ep TIL a suicide bomber planning on detonating in Moscow at New Year’s Eve, used her phone as the trigger. When her mobile phone company sent her a spam message, the bomb detonated, killing only herself.
QNn4M TIL Pixar's "UP" Was Originally About Two Princes, a Floating City, and a strange large bird
mx6Qy TIL of the Chinese submarine Changcheng 361. After disappearing while submerged, she was later found when fishermen spotted a periscope above the surface. An engine failure had suffocated the entire crew; the ghost submarine had spent ten days drifting aimlessly below the waves.
rRAxy TIL Rowan Atkinson (Mr.Bean) once saved a plane from crashing, saving his two children and wife after the pilot passed out