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TIL you (YES YOU) can hear the difference between HOT and COLD water

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16AY8 TIL Al Matthews, who starred as Sergeant Apone in James Cameron’s ‘Aliens,’ was the inspiration for Sergeant Avery Johnson of the Halo video games
l7nJ5 TIL That in 1856, the revolutionary French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin was sent on a mission by Napoleon III to pacify the tribes of French Algeria by showing them that 'French Magic' was stronger than that of their local religious leaders
gM1jA TIL that the Concorde supersonic airliner burned two tons of fuel just taxing from the gate to the runway
nWJP7 TIL that the season 5 of Big Brother Germany lasted for 365 days and had a total of 60 houseguests competing for a grand prize of 1 Million Euros, this season also holds the Guinness world record for being the longest uninterrupted live television broadcast
oBYrr TIL that Lego has launched a “Braille Brick” concept. It’s designed help children who are blind and partially sighted learn braille. The Braille Kit is expected to launch in 2020, with 250 bricks covering the alphabet, numbers 0-9, and select maths symbols.