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TIL those gum containers are called "bottles"

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vPjVr TIL metal tube invented in 1732 is what measures the speed of supersonic jets (and any other airplane, boat, or even F1 car). Called a pitot tube, it measures airspeed by measuring air pressure. More information at the link.
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4kvN6 TIL that hard-shell tacos were invented in the US by Mexican-Americans. After noticing how popular they were in San Bernardino, Glen Bell was taught how to make the shells and then opened a taco stand there in 1951 that became the first Taco Bell.
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AwBl TIL there is a highway in space called The Interplanetary Superhighway. It was mapped out by NASA scientists to send probes around the solar system with the least resistance using gravity.