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TIL of puzzle jugs and the challenge is to drink without spilling!

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gZOD TIL that on 9/11 some jet fighters took to the air without live ammunition, knowing that to prevent the hijackers from striking their intended targets, the pilots might have to intercept and crash their fighters into the hijacked planes, ejecting at the last moment.
epBo6 TIL retinol was predominantly tested on black prisoners, before being marketed to consumers
N7L81 TIL that Jason Weaver, who supplied young Simba’s singing voice in the Lion King (1994), turned down a $2 million upfront payment and instead negotiated with Disney for $100k + royalties (thanks to his mom). Royalties have netted him well over $2 million since.
j0aj TIL that Vanessa Carlton wrote the riff for “A Thousand Miles” in 1998. Upon hearing it her mother told her “Vanessa, that’s a hit song.”
VMmdm TIL of the Book of Judith (~300 BC) whose hero is a beautiful widow who saves her people by befriending and decapitating the Assyrian general.