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TIL If Earth was 50% larger in diameter we would not be able to venture into space using rockets.

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jl6n TIL that the “nut” in “Honey Nut Cheerios” used to be ground almonds in the recipe, but is now made from natural almond flavouring which is typically manufactured not from almonds, but from peach pits.
RP4a TIL a Texas woman was arrested for selling dildos in an undercover sting operation targeting dildo salesmen
KYJVw TIL that, Great Wall of China expansion project is believed to be funded by lottery
JYGY8 TIL Why blueprints are blue. In the mid 1800's, a photo chemical process was developed that enabled copying documents. The blueprinting process deposits blue ferric ferrocyanide in areas that were blank in the original document. Thus, the copy consists of white lines on a blue background.
AD0o7 TIL of a brawl in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1858 that involved over 30 members and ended in laughter and jeers after William Barksdale of Mississippi had his hair piece ripped off.