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TIL that durning WW2, the US government begged housewives to not reuse bacon grease, but to turn it in. A pound of fat could make a pound of explosives for bombs. In the end, bacon helped defeat the Nazis.

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VAOm TIL Hippopotamuses sweat red. Known as “Blood sweat”, it has antibacterial & water-resistant sunscreen properties. Adult Hippos can run faster than humans. They can’t swim or float. They spin their tails while defecating to distribute their excrement over the greatest possible area to mark territory
7rJgZ TIL Paul McCartney managed to make an appearance on Pink Floyds' album Dark Side of the Moon. At the end of track “Eclipse”, a passage from an orchestral version of the Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride” can be heard; the song was playing in the background at the Abbey Road studio during this recording!
oB4kW TIL about Hell, a village in Norway that has a grocery store, gas station, a fast food shop, and a retirement home. Until late 1995, the European route E6 highway went through Hell and across the Hell bridge, so you were literally able to drive on the Highway to Hell.
j67lX TIL Dwarfs and pygmies in ancient Egypt were seen as possessing celestial gifts, they were treated with considerable respect and often held high social positions, including working directly for the king. Many were buried in royal cemeteries.
ANggx TIL that out of 556 people that have been in space, 339 of them were American. Americans represent 60.97% of all people who have ever been in space.