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TIL of the ISSpresso, an espresso machine designed for use on the International Space Station.

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LkXpm TIL a theory describing the tragic story behind Superman's creation wherein one of the creators Jerry Siegel may have created the bulletproof man because of his father's death during an armed robbery.
wLDoP TIL Toni Morrison helped fund “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda,” a play by Ishmael Reed that critiques the white-washing in Hamilton
m1kp TIL in 1954 a Japanese trawler was caught in the fallout of the Castle Bravo nuclear test, killing its radioman; his last words were “I pray that I am the last victim of an atomic or hydrogen bomb.”
OoNLX TIL It takes approximately seven minutes for a raindrop to fall from the cloud to the ground.
4kmNR TIL Justin Theroux, who starred in the Leftovers (2014-2017), wrote both Tropic Thunder and Iron Man 2