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TIL that except for problems with flammability and its tendency to leak, Hydrogen is the best gas to use in an airship, outlifting Helium by 8%.

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wowG8 TIL that the first million-selling record in the United States was "Wreck of the Old 97" recorded by Vernon Dalhart in 1924.
4krBX TIL When Roman emperor Nero’s wife died, he found a boy named Sporus, a boy who resembled her, had his testicles removed and had him appear in public as his wife.
GZaj TIL Chris Farley was hired to voice Shrek and had finished 80-90% of his recording sessions at the time of his death
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