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OoK7Y TIL a French man was surprised by his colleagues with a free ride in a French Air Force fighter jet going 870 mph (but had never said he wanted such a ride). He panicked, accidentally grabbed the ejector button and ejected himself at 2,500 ft altitude. He parachuted safely to to the ground.
kODye TIL Hard Candy is often coated with "Shellac", a resin-like byproduct of the 'lac' insect.
ne907 TIL Egyptians and Sumerians invented straws 7,000 years ago to use for sipping beer. Created from natural products, the straws were used to separate sediment from beer as the beer-making process used to leave unwanted elements in the drink
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QjaM TIL after receiving a local anesthetic and root-canal treatment at his dentist, a 38-yo man has been experiencing a real ‘Groundhog Day’ type memory loss. For the better part of a decade, he has woken up every morning thinking it is the day of his original dentist’s appointment