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TIL that there is a chemical that is so unstable, it explodes on contact with sharp edges

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LQkYQ TIL that the first Fast and Furious movie was loosely based on Rafael Estevez' street racing career, and the first drag wars which was sponsored by Penzoil and HKS, in which he did a 11.36 second pass with a turboed Integra GSR engine in a 92 Civic, claiming the title of fastest east coast civic.
j6JYN TIL that almost 3% of films released in the 1960s included depictions of people sinking in quicksand, clay or mud
R08 TIL in 2003 an American soldier in Iraq was shot point blank in the face with a 9mm; he caught the bullet in his teeth and captured the man who shot him.
PYnpG TIL to reconstruct the Great Pyramid of Giza today, it would require about $5 billion, 5 years, 1,500 to 2,000 workers, and 2.3 million stones weighing 3 tons each, according to Jean-Pierre Houdin, a French architect who has helped create a virtual model of the ancient construction system.
VMjA8 TIL, In Jan 2015 Masha a tabby cat from Obninsk, Kaluba Russia, rescued an abandoned baby from freezing to death by staying beside & give him warmth while continue meowing to alert human in the vicinity. It didn't took long someone hear & noticed and baby boy was saved & brought to a hospital.