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TIL Fire hydrants are color coded for how many gallons of water per minute they can put out

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OD17 TIL the NFL, a non-profit organization generates $9 billion in revenue and expects to triple that amount by 2027 all while getting taxpayers to fund 68% of stadium construction costs since 1923 and pays $30 million a year to its CEO
rNY4x TIL Plant milks are over 1000 years old. Peoples in North America and North Africa separately developed legumes, beans, and nuts, based mixtures resembling milk since before 1000CE. The English description of these mixtures as 'milks' dates back to 1200 CE.
yQXPl TIL that in 1998, the cast of Half Baked and the cast of Dirty Work shared a hotel, leading to Bob Saget's cameo in Half Baked
4XJ1N TIL: Every year the Alpine Swift spends over 200 days in a row, in the air, without landing. How the birds are physiologically able to do it is still a mystery to scientists.
lopY1 TIL of Project Valkyrie: a theorized lightweight interstellar spacecraft that could attain 92% lightspeed. Components are tethered, with the crew 10 km away from the antimatter engine. A system would spray liquid droplets in front of the craft to shield against interstellar dust particles.