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TIL that the rocket car hoping to go 1000mph(1600km/h) uses a Formula 1 engine…as a fuel pump.

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gMBdD TIL A small island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay named Tangier Island still speaks a dialect of Old Modern English that sounds the most like British English.
a4OZ TIL that Uruguays president is a boss. He gave up the presidential palace to turn it into a homeless shelter. Lives in a one bedroom farm house. Gives 90% of his salary to charities. He spent 10 years as a PoW. Helped legalized abortion, marijuana, and same-sex marriage.
rREO4 TIL a Japanese bomber pilot dropped four bombs on a small Oregon coastal town. The damp atmosphere meant the thermite bombs failed to explode. Years later the citizens of that town invited the pilot to their town. He accepted, and gave them a samurai sword as apology. It's still on display.
JQbB TIL a recent study found that people tend to be more stressed out at home than at work
MMMB TIL male rape doesn’t exist as a criminal offense under UK law. When a male is raped, it is recorded as “non consensual buggery”.