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TIL When water gets into Diesel fuel, e.g. from condensation, bacteria and fungi can grow in it and clog fuel filters or damage engines

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QNlR9 TIL that “Confessions Part II” was Jermaine Dupri’s experience with cheating and getting another woman pregnant, and not Usher’s.
Ooj5a TIL chimpanzees are about four times as strong as humans.
OGQRe TIL that in 1963, the British army tested how long a WWI Vickers Machine Gun could fire. It fired 5 Million Rounds, Firing Continously for Seven Days, an Average of 500 Rounds Per Minute for 10 000 Minutes.
R7wa1 TIL that Tug of War (not a masturbatory reference) was once an Olympic Sport. It was dropped after the Antwerp games in 1920 after a number of controversies.
9Y6Rm TIL about Patrick Vincent Coleman, train dispatcher who died saving hundreds of lives during the Halifax Explosion. His final message: "Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbour making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys."