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TIL pizza is a healthier breakfast then most cereal
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TIL That aircraft have swept back wings to delay supersonic airflow which helps prevent wave drag. But they are not ideal for slow air speeds.
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TIL that for 15 euros, you can use a zipline to travel from Spain to Portugal.
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TIL about "fordite", a jemstone - like material made out of disguarded enamel paint from the automotive industry. It was a popular setting for statement jewelry in the 1970's.
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TIL that 8 of the 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are on the list of the 50 most violent cities in the world (Brasilia, Fortaleza, Recife, Curitiba, Manaus, Cuiaba, Salvador, Belo Horizonte)
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TIL that evaporation of the man-made Salton Sea has caused algal blooms from concentrated fertilizer runoff, botulism-tainted fish, massive bird die-offs that required 24/7 incineration of the carcasses, and toxic, foul-smelling clouds of dust that wafted into Los Angeles.