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TIL that there is a hypothetical method of rocket propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust

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DQOOV TIL that scorpions can hold their breath for up to six days underwater, while dolphins can hold their breath for up to 15 minutes:
nexkY TIL the 1981 cult film Heavy Metal was planned to be remade around 2010. David Fincher, Guillermo del Toro, Zack Snyder, Gore Verbinski, Tim Miller, and James Cameron were planned to direct a segment each.
d6xE TIL North Korea’s overall military power is actually ranked weaker than Canada, Australia, and even Switzerland.
grOeA TIL that a Schandmantel was a torture device fashioned from wood and sometimes metal. Victims were made to wear this device in public where they would be insulted, humiliated and have rotten vegetables thrown at them. The Schandmantel was mostly used as punishment for poachers and prostitutes
dQnd TIL of Abu, an elderly Indonesian man who lives alone on a deserted island with his wife so he wouldn’t spread his leprosy to others; he makes a living out of raising turtles and taking care of the reef around the island.