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TIL that Veronica Hamel, public defender Davenport in Hill Street Blues, was the model in the last ever tv cigarette ad in the United States.

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YpbPd TIL that South Korea opened the first recycled Hydrogen power plant in the world,
5YMJB TIL the worlds biggest airplane by wingspan is the Stratolaunch. The twin-fusalage aircraft with a wingspan of 385ft will serve as an airborne rocket launching pad capable of holding a 550,000 pound payload such as the Pegasus XL rocket and launch it into low earth orbit during flight.
5Kdr TIL to join The 300 Club, when the outside temperature at the South Pole is less than -73C (-100F), it’s traditional to get in a sauna at 93C (200F) and then run around the South Pole naked. Thus experiencing a 300 degree Fahrenheit temperature difference.
QJj1p TIL A graduate sued Anglia Ruskin University over her "Mickey Mouse" degree and received a £60,000 out-of-court settlement. She claimed the university "exaggerated the prospects of a career" and sued them for false advertising. She graduated with a first in international business strategy.
R0YQ TIL If African elephants become extinct, the savannah will become woodland