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TIL Fire doesn't actually ignite materials, it just makes them reach their self combustion temperature

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d8yg7 TIL : The first African American to win a Nascar sponsored event Wendell Scott got his win removed in 1963 because race organizers weren’t sure how to deal with the customary kiss given by a white beauty queen to the victor in the winner’s circle. 47 years(20 after his death) he recieved his trophy
jNdyN TIL Despite not smoking adventurer Levison Wood always carries a pack of cigarettes with him on his travels as he says handing them out can help diffuse hostile situations.
xYv1 TIL An Internet troll was jailed after mocking deaths of teenagers. Sean Duffy targeted Facebook tribute pages and posted videos on YouTube taunting the dead victims and their families. The court heard that Duffy has Asperger’s syndrome and lived a “miserable existence” drinking alcohol alone.
OZb7 TIL that ESPN currently pays the NFL about $105 million dollars for the rights to air each Monday Night game. That means airing one game costs more than the budget of Minority Report ($102 million) or a whole slew of other blockbusters.
EgoQW TIL about Tige, the Presidential Cat who may have been the inspiration for the Demon Cat (D.C.) that haunts The White House and the Capitol. Whenever he would run away or go missing, it would be widely reported on the news and sometimes, search parties would be sent out for him!