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TIL the Microsoft Flight Simulator series predates Microsoft Windows by 3 years, making it one of the longest running PC games series of all time.

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d8YL7 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.
X0VyR TIL to check out the return policy before ordering online , especially if it’s kinda pricey. To return it this poor quality and badly made product, $154 is deducted from my refund.
XEAZR TIL Researchers created an algorithm that can reconstruct an audio by analyzing minute vibrations of objects depicted in video. In one set of experiments, they were able to recover intelligible speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag photographed from 15 feet away through soundproof glass
yQo9V TIL that in 1977, members of the rock band KISS mixed their own blood with the red ink used to print the first KISS comic book.
yVWX TIL ancient Egyptian kings would avoid drinking wine because of its resemblance to blood, believing that it was the blood of those who battled the gods and lost - which is why drinking it temporarily drove people out of their senses and made them a little crazy.