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TIL That Kingsford Charcoal was developed from Ford Motor Company’s factory waste wood scrap

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XxAj TIL Thermal insulation on the Saturn V’s fuel tanks was so well made that an ice cube would take 8 years to melt inside one.
X0EED TIL a Royal Navy pilot landed his fighter jet on top of some shipping containers on a Spanish ship.. which continued undeterred to its destination, then took £570,000 for "salvaging" the aircraft.
Z8Q7Y TIL a type of sea slug called Elysia chlorotica can carry out photosynthesis. They can go without eating for nine months or more, photosynthesizing with its stolen plant-parts as it basks in the sun.
vP6k7 TIL: 100 Americans a year choke to death on pen caps, but that the number used to be higher before manufacturers put a hole in the cap
gMjab TIL The First Japanese Convert To Christianity Was A Murderer On The Run