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TIL four undocumented students from Carl Hayden Community High School in Phoenix, Arizona, beat MIT to win the national underwater robot championship in 2005

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Lkb4m TIL there is an ultra high-powered set of telescopes in Chile officially titled VLT, for Very Large Telescope
b9jvQ Today I learned that World of Tanks partnered with Belavia to make a World of Tanks plane
QJ85e TIL despite the $100 note being the most counterfeited USD currency outside the States, within the US the most commonly counterfeited note is actually the $20.
J1J9V TIL Hollywood Legend Marlene Dietrich's list of sexual conquests included Gary Cooper, John Wayne, John F. Kennedy, George Bernard Shaw, and female speedboat racer Marion Carstairs
log0A TIL that the main ingredient of Mountain Dew, after carbonated water and corn syrup, is concentrated orange juice.