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TIL that there is a 3D printer that can make burritos.

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grjML TIL that phosphorus was the first new element to be discovered since ancient times. In 1669, a German alchemist tried boiling and condensing urine in order to make the fabled philosopher’s stone. Instead, he discovered a substance that glowed in the dark and named it “phosphorus mirabilis.”
g477 TIL there are currently 4,256 satellites currently orbiting the planet as of 2016, but only 1,419 are operational
Rda8 TIL that there are three power grids in America. One for the West one for the East and one for…Texas.
p8MvO TIL: You can live without a stomach.
oBQWW TIL that of the four Olympic Games German cities were selected to host, two were cancelled due to World Wars 1 and 2, one was hosted under a Nazi flag, and one was hosted by West Germany.