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TIL the state of Florida does not allow married couples to divorce while one of the partners is pregnant.

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nerEr TIL - Airline Engine Manufacturers occasionally test how well their engines can withstand the impact of a flock of birds. To do this, they use what is called a "Chicken Gun"; where they fire dead chickens into a running engine through a large diameter cannon.
69BGw TIL In the 1600s a Dutch doctor Cornelius Bontekoe prescribed a cup of tea as a cure all to ailments. As a cup of tea caught on as a popular drink it led to a drop in mortality rates between 7%-25% across England as boiling coincidentally improved water quality
dZYQ TIL Nokia is developing a method of harvesting radio-waves, which would recharge your phone while it’s on standby.
X0MoQ TIL that on 1896, two dudes named Harbo and Samuelson, became the first people ever to row across the North Atlantic Ocean. Their record held for over a HUNDRED years, until a FOUR person team beat it in 2010.
xMZB TIL, Santa Claus in the Marvel Universe is the most powerful mutant ever detected by Cerebro