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TIL Johnny Knoxville is the result of “significant inbreeding”. This was discovered by a genealogist he himself hired.

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WkmMd TIL that the DeLorean car, made famous by Back to the Future (1985) relied on the British Government for about $120 million of its $200 million start-up cost to build a plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) went bankrupt in 1982 and approximately 9,000 cars were made.
nR1o TIL milk becomes sour and curdled when it warms because a harmless bacteria called lactobacillus is activated which converts lactose to lactic acid. The acid converts a protein called casein to a curd. It’s the reason we can enjoy other milk products like cheese.
neGKY TIL of Ronald Maddison, a British soldier who died after taking part in a voluntary nerve agent experiment to pay for an engagement ring for his fiance
P1KkO TIL that a monkey named Jocko Flocko was the co-driver for stock car racer Tim Flock for 8 races in 1953. Two weeks after becoming the only NASCAR-winning monkey, Jocko was euthanized after getting out of his seatbelt and hit in the head with a pebble during what became his final race
VB668 TIL that "floss" is actually an acronym standing for "Frictional Ligation Of Subgingival Spaces"