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TIL that red pigment (carmine) in most foods is made from crushed insects called cochinaels.

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LQQRP TIL Salvador Dali collaborated with Walt Disney on a short animation in the 40s
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1ayG7 The SR-71 Blackbird holds the record for flying from New York City to London. The record, 1 hour 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds (mach 2.68), was set on 1 September 1974 and is still the record for this transatlantic flight.