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TIL the pulsejet engine can be made with zero moving parts.
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TIL in ‘04, a (white) African-american born student was expelled for seeking his school’s “Distinguished African-American Student” award
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TIL the stem end of a cucumber (and other related fruits and vegetables) tastes different from the other end due to a higher concentration of a bitter compound called cucurbitacin.
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TIL Pink Floyd played a concert with no audience at the ampitheatre in Pompeii, Italy 1971 being the first performance to occur there since the eruption of mount Vesuvius in 79AD at the time of the ancient romans
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TIL of the Peter Principle: Employees are promoted based on performance in their current role, not their ability to perform a new role. People rise to their level of incompetence.
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TIL that Oscar the Grouch was originally orange. He turned green after he ‘went on vacation to Swamp Mushy Muddy’.