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TIL Jack Daniels operates a volunteer fire department

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XE1nR TIL that diamond, despite being the hardest material known, will shatter if hit with a hammer. Hardness means resistance to scratching; toughness is a different property.
jNwYQ TIL about Hemimastix kukwesjijk which is not a plant, animal, fungus, or protozoa. It constitutes an entirely new Kingdom, a new branch on the tree of life.
PYnw TIL the human body creates 7 miles of blood vessels for every one pound of fat you gain. This is the reason obesity is so bad for the heart.
BglBb TIL that the italian movie "Perfetti Sconosciuti" (2016), directed by Paolo Genovese, holds the Guinness World Record for the most remade movie in history with over 24 adaptations worldwide
1aYW8 TIL that despite hosting the 1976 Olympics and competing in it, the nation of Canada failed to earn any gold medal.