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TIL that the white flames shooting from the exhaust of top fuel dragsters is not from unburned fuel but is because the exhaust is so incredibly hot it breaks down the water vapor in the intake air to hydrogen and oxygen which makes the white exhaust flames.

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9Y5MD TIL of the National Film Registry, a selection of movies deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" and has earned preservation by the Library of Congress.
dDReZ TIL that Canada has the most freshwater lakes in the world, more than the rest of the world combined.
N7GKb TIL For centuries Romans preserved a primitive house from early Roman settlements that was the reputed house of Romulus, legendary founder and first King of Rome.
grmvy TIL that a vial of insulin costs around $6 to make yet sells for as much as $275 in the United States.
ADoO7 TIL Televangelist Shepherd Bushiri (net worth $150 million) is the richest man in the Malawi, one of poorest country in the world.