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TIL Henry Ford made a car out of hemp that was 10X stronger than steel

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OovkR TIL that upon Apollo 12 being struck twice by lightning, it was feared that the explosive bolts which deployed the parachutes were critically damaged. This was not disclosed to the astronauts on board as there was little to be done which could remedy the possible issue.
GALLg TIL that while the country of El Salvador "The Savior" is named after Jesus (the name brought by Spanish conquistadors) the original name according to the indigenous Nahua Pipil people was Kuskatan. The name means "The Place of Precious Jewels."
xjEg TIL that a blackberry has only one calorie.
jNXKn TIL wolves were historically a major threat in Europe, responsible for thousands of recorded killings. It is thought that the abundance of corpses due to Plague may have altered their behavior, causing them to actively seek humans as prey up until the 1700s. Hence the trope of the man-eating wolf.
9wlGG TIL The Shroud off Turin was carbon dated to be from around ~1300 AD