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TIL the Apollo moonshot rocket was fueled by kerosene

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VBEDp TIL there are reservoirs of water vapour in molecular clouds on the verge of star formation
BrWMW TIL simply sniffing your partner’s clothing can reduce stress and feeling of loneliness, according to research from the University of British Columbia.
WkalA TIL King George had a reply to the Declaration of Independence sent back called An Answer to the Declaration of the American Congress. It picked apart the Declaration at length, including pointing out that one cannot claim "all men are created equal" when the Colonies still allowed slavery.
xVpow TIL in 1940 only about a quarter of Americans who were 25 or older had completed high school education.
rGwy TIL that Despite never having received naval training or participating in naval combat prior to the war, and constantly being outnumbered and outsupplied, Admiral Yi Sun Shin defeated 333 Japanese ships with only 13 Korean ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.