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TIL the world's first wooden satellite was developed in Japan in 2024.

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m1XNE TIL that a Loofah is a vegetable, specifically a member of the pumpkin, squash, and gourd family, and can be eaten if harvested early enough.
v1YP7 TIL a bidet is considered a key green technology and uses significantly less water, electricity, and wood than a single roll of toilet paper
KYwMw TIL of James Riley. On Aug 19, 1871, Riley was involved in a shootout in Newton, KS. When the fight ended, Riley had shot 6 people, 2 mortally, and walked away never to be seen again.
beE4 TIL a black Chief Justice said after witnessing the jury trial system in the United States, he believed that South Africa is “better off without it.” Trial by jury was abolished in SA during Apartheid
16GyD TIL a neutron star in the constellation Sagittarius rotates 716 times per second.