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TIL that cotton candy machines can help in making artificial human organs

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KOl0R TIL that Burmese pythons have overrun the Florida Everglades partly as a result of Hurricane Andrew destroying a breeding facility in 1992, which released hundreds of snakes.
4krxN TIL Tug of war was featured at the Summer Olympics 1900 to 1920.
epnE6 TIL That despite the fact that they'll soon be in the same conference, the Texas Longhorns have never played against the Cincinnati Bearcats in football.
4XaWo TIL Leonardo Da Vinci, a pacifist, invented an armored tank nearly 500 years ahead of its time, but included a fatal flaw in the design (the wheels only spun toward each other) so it could never be used in an actual battle.