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TIL Chrysler invented a turbine car that could run on random combustible materials like whiskey, hairspray, and mixtapes

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rRlyw TIL that cooling pasta for 24 hours reduces calories and insulin response while also turning into a prebiotic. These positive effects only intensify if you re-heat it.
BlEk TIL of the 1994 Caribbean Cup Qualifiers. A rules change meant to eliminate draws from soccer eventually lead to a match in which Barbados had to defend both(!) goals while Grenada tried to score in either in order to advance.
GwaN TIL Winston Churchill found so much enjoyment and relaxation in laying bricks he even joined and paid dues in the Bricklayer’s Union. He even inquired in a letter “is there is a rule regulating the number of bricks which a man may lay a day?…and what are the restrictions on overtime?”
9YvbD TIL that on 24th October 1975, 90% of women in Iceland went on strike and took to the streets, refusing to work, cook, and look after children. The strike was called "Women's Day Off", and helped put Iceland at the forefront of the fight for gender equality. Men came to know it as "The Long Friday".
Oogga TIL A Mauser C96 was modified to form Han Solo's prop blaster pistol for the Star Wars films. Reproductions of the blaster became so popular in the cosplay community that gun collectors became aware that fans were buying and altering increasingly rare original Mausers.