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

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grVP7 TIL that California’s 1967 Magic Mountain Music Festival was favourably reviewed for safety in press accounts, as fight or disturbances were not an issue, and at the end of the day, trash was placed in or next to the garbage cans provided. The immense crowd left Mount Tamalpais as they had found it.
YZDx TIL: Complex 8 character passwords aren’t that secure. A password of “B!gt1t$^” would take approx 3 days to crack, but “reddit is for nerds” would take 204 TRILLION years to crack.
LkWB0 TIL in France the butter content of a croissant is indicated by its shape. As a matter of law, only croissants made with butter can be shaped straight. Croissants made with margarine or other fats have their ends curled in.
bNZZ TIL - Advertisers are digitally adding product placement in TV shows years after they come out promoting current campaigns/deals etc.
kJjKB TIL that cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are a member of the order Artiodactyla, which includes deer, sheep, cows, pigs, giraffes, camels and hippopotamuses.