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TIL that Polypropylene can reach a higher maximum temperature than any other plastic

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4kLPR TIL that Bob the Builder was originally British. When they decided to bring it to the US, they simply dubbed it into American English, I guess so that it would be more relatable for American kids.
6EByl TIL about the Iceland Deep Drilling Project (IDDP-1), a geothermal system that supplies heat directly from molten magma. It can currently generate 36 MW of electrical power. Magma power is regarded as one of the more promising future renewable sources of energy.
gMY8X TIL that the famous mystical poet Rumi spawned a religious order of spinning Dervishes that is led by the Çelebis, the direct male descendents of the 13th century poet! The order have been classified as an intangible human heritage by UNESCO
1aY6P TIL about Robert W. Patten (1832-1913), an American eccentric who moved to Seattle and became locally famous for his outrageous claims and umbrella hat
OGZda TIL Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) is considered by many to be the first computer programmer and her method describing an algorithm to compute Bernoulli numbers has been called the world's first computer program