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TIL that the top three wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson

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L8v0 TIL of Vladimir Komarov. When the Soyouz Spacecraft catastrophically failed in orbit, he impossibly managed to manually pilot the craft to re-enter Earth’s orbit, only to perish because both the main AND backup parachutes failed. He died “cursing those who had put him inside a botched spaceship”.
Vwn4 TIL the automaton in “Hugo” was not CGI, but an actual clockwork mechanism.
ZZbp TIL There Is A Dress That Becomes Transparent When Wearer Is Sexually Aroused
16rDX TIL calories in food are measured by exploding a dehydrated food in an oxygen filled canister surrounded by water. The explosion of the food item gives off energy that heats the surrounding water. The increase in temperature of the water is how we calculate calories.
EgVAo TIL that Loofahs are vegetables in the squash family and can be eaten as well as dried and used as sponges