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TIL that Rudolf Diesel designed the diesel engine to run on vegetable oil

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O5QX TIL that TLC used to be an informative and instructional network focused on providing real education through the medium of television, distributed at no cost by NASA satellite.
4akg TIL Neil Armstrong’s boots are still on the moon along with all the others from the Apollo missions. This was to reduce the weight they had to bring back. The silicone and synthetic fabrics have probably off-gassed and degraded so they’d likely turn to powder if touched.
9WD6 TIL, The last reported execution for sorcery in Saudi Arabia took place…..in June 2012
6nnm TIL of Lake McDonald where the water is clear and the bed is covered with multi - colored pebbles made of clay containing iron. (pics and article)
nJeG TIL in 2010 a man named Dan McLaughlin quit his job to diligently train 10,000 hours in hopes of becoming a professional golfer. He’ll be done October 2016.