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TIL flamethrowers could only fire for about 7 seconds before running out of fuel.

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gr144 TIL the screenplay of the original Planet of the Apes (1968) was written by Rod Serling, the same guy who created The Twilight Zone, and the famous ending was his creation.
OoMZL TIL about a dialect quiz that attempts to figure out where you grew up in the United States. It asks 25 multiple choices questions asking things like “what do you call a sweetened carbonated beverage?”. It then will try to triangulate where you are from.
NxXM TIL of Oskar Dirlewanger, commander of the “Dirlewanger” unit, the most infamous SS unit in the German military during WWII. A child molester, violent alcoholic, and sadist, the war crimes committed under Dirlewanger’s command remain unparalleled in their monstrosity.
dyAd TIL that consumers and shoppers are actually made more anxious by having more choices, and that limiting consumer choice will make consumers happier
awExy TIL That the Word Galaxy Is Derived From the Greek 'Gala', for Milk. The Name Stems From a Tale in Greek Mythology Where Heras Spills Breast Milk Forming a Band of Light Across the Sky, Which We Now Know Is the Milky Way