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TIL that dropping molten glass into cold water produces a tadpole-like shape whose head can withstand hammer blows, but which explodes violently if its tail is damaged.

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56Rr TIL a drug testing expert was high on cocaine almost every day she went to work, calling into question some 30,000 criminal drug cases she processed over the course of eight years.
W7Mlo TIL that "Master" is an honorific used to address boys that are too young to be called "Mister".
p6Dp TIL : Puma paid Pele to tie his shoes in the middle of the field seconds before the kickoff of the World Cup final in Mexico (1970)… The cameraman made a close up and the whole world realized that the best player back then was wearing Puma shoes… Life changed for Puma after that event…
9YKjp TIL that in order to gain more information on the capabilities and location of American missile submarines the Soviet Union used specially equipped fishing trawlers to spy on American naval activities.
kOXbd TIL Beijing Airport was opened on March 2, 1958. The airport then consisted of one small terminal building, which still stands to this day. The first international flight to China and Beijing Capital International Airport was of Pakistan International Airlines from Islamabad