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TIL the pulsejet engine can be made with zero moving parts.

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R5ZKl TIL that in July 2018, Russian scientists collected and analysed 300 prehistoric worms from the permafrost and thawed them. 2 of the ancient worms revived and began to move and eat. One is dated at 32,000 years old, the other 41,700 years old.
0wX4A TIL that Freddie Mercury approved the Wayne's World Bohemian Rhapsody scene just before his death
eKaL TIL the Soviet Union under Lenin and Trotsky was the world’s first country that decriminalized homosexuality and abortion
4X0pR TIL about the book “How to spot a Jap” issued to US soldiers in China during WWII. In it, they were told the Chinese are “about the size of an American”, has even teeth and walk in strides while the Japanese are buck-toothed, shuffle and look as if “their legs are directly attached to their chests”.
j6yGj TIL not only does it snow in the Sahara desert, but snowfall in Sahara Desert is getting more frequent!