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TIL that oranges can spray fire. This happens because inside the peel is a oil called D-limonene. You can use this to help light fire pit or even show of some tricks like a bartender.

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xVGXb TIL that Joyce Gilchrist, a forensic chemist who falsified results in high profile cases, worked on 23 death sentence cases, 12 of whom were executed, was never charged with any crime
LQXP0 TIL that the relationship between Jimmy and Charles McGill on Better Call Saul was inspired by prolific cartoonist Robert Crumb’s relationship with his older brother, also called Charles, who became a shut-in due to mental illness. Like Jimmy, Robert’s career was inspired by his brother’s.
mwGp TIL in 1998, a group of hackers – identified only by their “hacker names”, including “Kingpin”, “Mudge”, and “Space Rogue” – testified before a U.S. Senate committee. They described how they could take make the internet “unusable for the entire nation” with “just a few packets”.
P17nG TIL that in the early 20th century, Punjabi men who immigrated to California ended up marrying Mexican women due to shared cultural similarities and legal constraints on interracial marriage. This led to a unique Punjabi Mexican American community, where elements of both cultures blended
mxk5M TIL "Regular Show" was based off of a JG Quintel animation created 13 years ago... An animation that has a dramatically different target audience, called "2 in the AM PM"