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TIL that scientists can make diamonds out of tequila

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WkGoB TIL In 1985, Hulk Hogan and Mr. T were guests on Hot Properties hosted by Richard Belzer. Belzer persistently asked Hogan to put him in a wrestling move. Pressured by the Mr. T/audience, Hogan put Belzer in a front chin lock and Belzer passed out, hit his head on the floor, resulting in 9 stitches.
7rjlp TIL that approx 50 percent of the flavor compounds in a wine are liberated or created by yeast, a wild yeast mostly. That's why the same grape species in different regions provides different wine flavor.
EE97 TIL in 1987 a Chicago tv station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that showed a man in mask being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major tv broadcast without getting caught
rNymW TIL that classical guitarist legend Andres Segovia gave 5,402 concerts, appearing on stage every year from 1909 to 1987 starting at the age of 16 with his final performance at 94. He toured 60 countries and 723 cities. He produced about 50 long-playing records.
rN5l0 TIL: About the TF2 Coconut which is a highly detailed JPEG of a coconut in Team Fortress 2 game files. Despite being unused anywhere within the game, deleting it from the computer breaks the game.