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TIL that gunpowder was discovered by Taoist alchemists who were searching for an elixir of immortality

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MN9a TIL that when a military drone crashed in Iran and the US government asked for it back, the Iranian government sent them a toy replica instead.
WkYad TIL that Enligsh is the universal “language of the skies”. All pilots must learn and speak English, regardless of their origin.
pkjN TIL that the deadliest school disaster in America took place in 1937, when a Texas elementary school exploded, killing 295 people
m1dMo TIL that Roman consular Manius Aquillus was executed by Mithridates of Pontus in 88 BC by having molten gold poured down his throat.
N7jW8 TIL In the U.S, the different colors of twist ties on the bread bags indicate what day of the week the bread was baked.