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TIL Rob Reiner, Richard Dreyfuss, and Albert Brooks all went to high school together

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ep0ZD TIL the mineral Lime will glow white after being heated, and that’s the reason for the term “In the limelight”
R7oDl TIL Venice does not have a complete modern sewage system, meaning its canals are also its sewer system.
drDr TIL that the JFK assassination conspiracy theory has been described by subsequent Congress investigations as “highly probable”
9YGnr TIL the Lockheed F104 'Starfighter' jet, widely used in the 1960's earned the nickname 'The Widowmaker' in Germany as the German air force lost nearly 32% of their F104 in accidents/malfunctions with 116 Pilots dying..
9YWEQ TIL that Isaac Newton was elected to parliament to represent Cambridge. It is reported that the only time Newton spoke in parliament was to say, "The window needs closing."