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TIL Rotational detonation engines are expected to replace rocket engines for space flight.

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YpXGG TIL in 2005 two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders got busted for having sex with each other in a bar bathroom in Tampa and punching a woman who complained they were taking too long.
YpY9W TIL Director James Marsh was very interested in exploring the sexual relationship between Stephen Hawking and his wife, Jane, in his movie The Theory of Everything. However, Jane "had quite a strong boundary against any exploration of the sexuality in the relationship" for the film
LGOQ TIL that until 2011 any drink with ABV under 10% was not considered an alcoholic beverage in Russia.
yQxk8 TIL that Jim Coleman, a sportswriter made up the 'curse of Muldoon' to meet an editorial deadline. The curse supposedly prevented the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League from finishing in first place from 1938 to 1967.
YlBv TIL that a Oleg Losev, a Russian inventor sans degree, discovered the LED, as well as negative resistance oscillators, amplifiers and superheterodyne receivers…all 25 years before the transistor. His only job title was technician.