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TIL NASA's crawler transporter that's used to move rockets from the assembly building to the launch pad gets 32 feet per gallon (165 gal/mile) from its 5000 gallon capacity diesel fuel tank

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vGkj Til that Pope Francis worked briefly as a chemical technician and nightclub bouncer before entering the seminary.
oBWYA TIL The amount of solar energy reaching the surface of Earth is so vast that in one year it is about twice as much as will ever be obtained from all of the Earth's non-renewable resources of coal, oil, natural gas, and mined uranium combined
jgaM TIL that only 1% of Jordanians surveyed in 2003 had a favorable opinion of the United States, compared to 14% in 2015.
XElbQ TIL In May 1953, scientists in the British Ministry of Defence tested the nerve-gas sarin on the 20-year-old Ronald Maddison, who had unwittingly volunteered for the experiment thinking it would involve some very minor tests.
PYdAJ TIL According to Welsh legend, faeries would not only use Corgis for pulling their carts, but would also ride them into battle.