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TIL an Afghan immigrant invented and sold the process for Minute Rice to General Mills.

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y7Z8 TIL after Elon Musk tweeted out the corrupted raw video stream from his Falcon 9 rocket’s vertical landing a group of space enthusiasts made a custom MPEG4 decoder built specifically to clean up the SpaceX footage. Their work verified the rocket landed correctly
oRnx7 TIL that each of Saturn's rings has its own atmosphere, all of which are made primarily of molecular oxygen.
8JbX TIL While filming Return of the Jedi, Harrison Ford advocated killing off his character, Han Solo, finding him boring. George Lucas denied his request, saying “dead Han toys” wouldn’t sell.
GAyMN TIL The Keroman Base in Lorient France was Among the last WWII Strongholds to surrender because it was so heavily fortified not even bombing will destroy it. In the Battle of the Atlantic allies chose to bomb the surroundings instead to reduce its effectiveness. It could harbor 30 U-boats.
db9d TIL the first actor for the alcoholic Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles lost the role because he was an alcoholic