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TIL A solar powered, self-filling water bottle has been invented for bike riders. It condenses atmospheric moisture.

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Oome1 TIL that in 1940 the French car company Citroen was forced to make trucks for the Nazis. They modified the dipsticks so that not enough oil would be added and the engines would seize.
gM7G7 TIL there is a gene in E. Coli called YeeT
rNvke TIL the largest age gap between a U.S. president and his First Lady occurred when President Grover Cleveland, who was 49 years old, married Frances Folsom, who was 21, on June 2, 1886, in the only wedding in history of a sitting president in a room of the White House.
70vZ TIL there is a promising treatment for cancer involving the genetic modification of viruses such as smallpox and even HIV. These viruses are being injected into the bloodstream and have been shown to kill certain cancers without spreading the used virus within the patient.
woPXo TIL about a brief conflict known as the Football War or the 100-Hour War, between El Salvador and Honduras, in the FIFA World Cup, which erupted following a series of violent incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers between the two countries. This was an expected extension of the Cold War