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TIL a gun can fire in space because gunpowder contains its own oxidizer.

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adjL TIL That when Joseph Stalin’s first wife died, he said “This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity.” He eventually went on to execute her brother, her sister, and her cousin.
P0YL TIL that the worst war of Mankind was the Mongol conquest, killing up to 17 % of the world population, 14 % more than WWII.
b9xPa TIL the United Way released 1.5 mil. balloons over Cleveland in '86. They blanketed the town leading to car crashes, an airport shutdown, stampeding horses, and the suspension of a Coast Guard search for 2 missing boaters who eventually washed ashore dead.
gMa0X The fuel tanks of an A320 can hold around 27,000l of jet fuel. Enough to keep your car running for at least 10 years!
gbMb TIL: A former President of the University of Chicago said that colleges and universities would “find themselves converted into educational hobo jungles” if Congress made it easier for war veterans to attend those institutions.