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TIL there is a Microsoft Excel Esports World Championship held annually.

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R7OZQ TIL Breeder reactors are a type of nuclear reactor which produce more fissile materials than they consume. They are designed to extend the nuclear fuel supply for the generation of electricity, The concerns about nuclear weapons proliferation have been one large impediment to creating breeders.
wnV7 TIL The Singer Sewing Machine Company built 500 1911 pistols for the US Government in 1939 and they are one of the most collectable firearms of that era.
kJArB TIL US President Calvin Coolidge was alarmed at the number of turkeys president's were offered on Thanksgiving. He halted the practice for a short while until 1925 and was then offered a live raccoon 'Rebecca'. He refused to eat her and kept her as a pet at the White House
w9d6 TIL modern day Lithuania was once known as Memelland
X0wVP TIL about Skywave, a phenomenon in which radio signals "bounce" off the Earth's ionosphere. This mainly applies to AM and short wave radio signals which is why they can reach further distances.