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TIL that Comcast has ranked lower than the IRS in terms of customer satisfaction

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Lk7nV TIL Stanley Kubrick attempted to take an insurance policy out on Space Odyssey 2001 in case NASA's Mariner IV probe discovered Martians during its flyby of Mars and rendered his movie obsolete. It was too expensive so he took a chance.
7adL TIL - Most of the smoke billowing up from a space shuttle launch is not exhaust. It is water vapor from the pool of water under the shuttle designed to absorb the acoustic shock waves that could otherwise tear the shuttle apart.
QNeGd TIL Surpassing his father's liking for alcohol and cigars, Randolph Churchill consumed 80–100 cigarettes and up to two bottles of whisky per day for 20 years. He died aged 57.
rGWx TIL Vaginal Secretions contain a component found in shark livers called squalene. The chemical is also found in cosmetics as it is an excellent moisturizer that doesn’t leave the skin feeling greasy