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TIL that there's Oganesson, a radioactive, synthetic "noble gas" that's neither noble nor a gas. It's also the heaviest element to ever actually have been produced.

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4GpJ TIL in 1960 a Russian man with a bomb tried to hijack Trans Australia Flight 408. The co-pilot punched him in the face and ripped the wires off the bomb saving everyone on board.
697jm TIL the fully air conditioned Dallas Cowboys Stadium uses more electricity on game day than the entire country of Liberia (5.1 million pop). The stadium will be used in the 2026 FIFA world cup. Other air conditioned stadiums include Houston's NRG stadium and Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz stadium.
GPDj TIL that 75% of the US’s oil comes from North and South America, not the Middle East.
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ZBPR TIL during the filming of The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence would purposely eat foods with garlic or tuna fish before any kissing scenes between her and Liam Hemsworth