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TIL that a warp drive is plausible

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XEPGX TIL that when Allen Iverson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016, he became the first (and still only) former Grizzlies player to be inducted, a distinction he earned despite playing only three games for Memphis in 2009
Oo6BY TIL about synchronous fireflies. They only appear a few places in the world. The males all flash at the same time signaling to the females they are the right species. The light display is so popular, over 20,000 people apply to a lottery to get into Shenendoah National Park every year to see them
bDma TIL All 5,000 miles of the US/Canada border is cleared for 20 feet so that no trees grow.
KwZR TIL Preparation H wanted to use Johnny Cash’s song “Ring of Fire” in their commercials
GlJG TIL In 1943 a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers’ coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised “Irish Coffee,” creating the now-famous cocktail.