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TIL Malabar giant squirrels can measure up to three feet or almost one metre from head to tail

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QNJwa TIL NASA worked with a company to create a material called translucent polycrystalline alumina (TPA). It was intended to protect infrared antennas on heat-seeking missiles. This material would later be used for invisible braces due to its strength and transparency.
Brj8r TIL Roald Dahl hated the 1971 movie adaptation of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory so much that he wrote a novel for adults where he defined a ‘snozzberry’ as a penis to ensure he had the last laugh.
46VJ TIL after Nat King Cole moved to an affluent L.A. neighborhood a burning cross was left in his yard. Afterwards, his homeowners association told him they didn’t want undesirables moving in. Cole retorted, “Neither do I. And if I see anybody undesirable coming in here, I’ll be the first to complain.”
gM4OD TIL There is an estimated 100 billion galaxies in the universe. "That’s 13 galaxies for every living person. Averaging 100 billion stars per galaxy, that’s 1.3 trillion stars, for you alone."
MWx0 TIL of laughing gas parties, where the British upper class would get high off of nitrous oxide