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TIL scientists discovered a way to make diamonds from tequila.

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kOQy1 TIL that in August 1914, the British headed to Belgium to fight the Germans, commanded by an Irishman named French
JYewj TIL that modern orchestras tune to an oboe because its penetrating sound stands out from the orchestra, so it's easy for all the musicians to hear.
JZjk TIL Killer Whales are able to learn to speak Dolphin. When killer whales were socialized with bottlenose dolphins at a water facility, they changed the types of sounds they made to resemble those of their social partners
kOYlg TIL Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest during a speech in 1912. He continued the 90 minute speech anyway and said "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
ReMl TIL of Bill Macumber legal case who was accused of murdering of 2 people. But another man confessed the crime to his lawyer - before dying in a fight. Because of attorney-client privilege, the lawyer’s testimony was not presented, and Bill Macumber went to jail for 37 years.