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TIL of Barrack Busters, an improvised motar created by the IRA that fires propane tanks

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xpjo TIL that the world’s most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory is named the VLT, for Very Large Telescope
WkK74 TIL that dogs can detect oncoming seizures/epileptic fits by smelling the odour molecules released by the human body before a seizure/fit occurs
pY1p TIL Norway has very strict rules on advertising cars as “green” - saying “cars can do nothing good for the environment except less damage than others”
80Xb TIL a 20-year old kid successfully climbed to the summit of Mount Everest and snowboarded his way down to the base camp. He only had 4 years of snowboarding experience prior to the stunt.
woVM8 TIL Most of the iodine in dairy comes from iodine-based sanitizers used to clean the cow teats between milking. This residual iodine then seeps into the milk.