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TIL that a shot of espresso has less caffeine than a cup of regular coffee.

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1M7X TIL During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, four NOPD officers shot a man named Henry Glover, attacked civillians that came to his aid, and then set fire to his corpse. They are facing sentences of 25+ years each.
yelX TIL During an underground nuclear test in 1957, the cap on top of the shaft was blasted into the air at about 66 km/s. It is believed that this was the first manmade object in space.
xV4eB TIL that LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado was the last steam locomotive built by British Railways. It is the only surviving example of an LNER Peppercorn Class A1 locomotive in existence. Construction began in 1994 and was completed in 2008.
arMM TIL Canada’s Constitution was permanently stained red after a student poured paint on it in protest. He was sentenced to only 3 months in jail, to be served on weekends, as the court believed his actions had shown that he was “an excellent student, with a possibly brilliant artistic future.”
dDEjr TIL in earlier space toilets, including the Shuttle, wastewater was vented into space. During its maiden flight, Discovery had a buildup of frozen excrements outside the orbiter, which was then removed by a robotic arm