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TIL: The Barrett Model M82 is the official rifle of the State of Tennessee

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NRxE TIL in the 1930s Benny Goodman, American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, hired prominent black musicians to play and tour with his band. This meant being banned touring in the South for breaking anti segregation laws.
v1xMj TIL The "Sarco" is a 3D-printable suicide machine designed by Dr. Philip Nitschke. The machine uses liquid nitrogen to operate and completes its function within 5 minutes. The only way to control the machine is from the inside, making the whole process voluntary.
nlbP TIL that Rudolf Diesel designed the diesel engine to run on vegetable oil
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