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TIL that the fuel efficiency of the Saturn V rocket was less than five inches/gallon.

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w6o6 TIL during his time as President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki banned the use of antiretroviral drugs in hospitals because he did not believe HIV caused AIDS. During his presidency over 330,000 people died of AIDS.
dD76Q Today I learned that Lucille Ball sent flowers to Carol Burnett on the latter's birthday every year. The last year Burnett received flowers from Ball was 1989. In that year, Burnett's birthday was also the day of Ball's death.
Lk8aQ TIL in Taiwan, you can receive a bounty for submitting roadcam footage of traffic violations
yQa8M Today I learned that I discovered an underrated YouTuber whose video had me cramping from laughter
b9YOa TIL that humans weren't the first species to discover agriculture. That honor belongs to multiple species of ants (and termites) who beat us to it by 50-60 million years.