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TIL I learned that after the first few feet it's dangerous to fly vertically in a helicopter

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4Xr1g TIL Oxyphenbutazone is theoretically the highest-scoring of all the Scrabble words—hooked to the right words, it would earn a whopping 1,778 points, found Dan Stock of Ohio. But it would require perfect placement of eight other tiles, so it’s never actually been played in a real game.
Wk0w9 TIL that in a real life case of Dexter's Laboratory, chemistry obsessed teenager David Hahn created a nuclear reactor by pretending to be an scientist/highschool teacher in order to obtain radioactive material. Sadly David passed away in 2016 due to alcohol poisoning.
ne9kB TIL Chainsaws were originally invented for helping with childbirth, not for cutting wood
JDJV TIL the marvel universe doesn’t have teenage sidekicks because they are Stan Lee’s pet peeve
60OZ TIL that whales’ throats and blowholes aren’t connected. Also, what they spray isn’t water, but a mixture of condensation and mucus.