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TIL that If two pieces of the same type of metal touch each other in space, they will bond and be permanently stuck together

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GYZ8g TIL a Wisconsin jury awarded $26M to an executive who was fired for discussing the Seinfeld episode featuring "Delores" with a female colleague. It was the largest award in Wisconsin history.
9wb8M TIL that the oldest edible honey was found in a tomb in the country of Georgia, in 2003 while excavating for an oil pipeline. Originally sealed in 3500BC, the honey is 5,500 years old and may also have had medicinal value. Georgia may also have housed the first winemakers.
WkxVN TIL that since projectors cannot project the color black, they rely on an optical illusion using the darkness of a room to give the illusion of the color black.
JY1Ql TIL The Russians made an experimental tank called the 'Tsar Tank' that had two giant wheels, and was shaped like a tricycle.
aAbo TIL The only two incidents in history where a plane had crashed on land and neither the cockpit voice nor flight data recorders were found, happened on 9/11.