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TIL that during WWII, scientists were struggling to make enough penicillin to keep up with demand until they found a moldy cantaloupe in Peoria, IL that was producing penicillin at the highest rate they had yet seen.

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JjV TIL One of Hawaii’s five active volcanoes, Kilauea, has been continuously spewing lava since 1983. It is the longest-lived volcanic eruption anywhere on Earth.
pY8Yp TIL that Nazi Germany operated jet-powered bombers, and that they were the last Luftwaffe planes to fly over the UK.
5VwOk TIL former german Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was known as the "Audi Man" on account of his then-4 (now 5) marriages. He's also known as "Der Herr der Ringe" (the Lord of the Rings)
1vDW TIL Grumpy Cat’s facial expression is a result of feline dwarfism. Also, she weighs less than 5 pounds.
7w87 TIL Melvin E. Biddle, for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge, earned the Medal of Honor on October 30, 1945, by President Truman. When presenting the medal, Truman whispered “People don’t believe me when I tell them that I’d rather have one of these than be President.”