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TIL the Japanese created a silicone toy called Mugen Puchipuchi designed to mimic the sensation of popping bubble wrap for infinite number of times

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OGaW1 TIL in a 1931 essay about on the future of science, Winston Churchill advocated for lab grown meat, predicted long distance communication through an internet-like system, and theorised that we'd be able to artificially cultivate humans based on our needs, but the moral debate would prevent this
R7ya6 TIL The Fast and the Furious (2001) is not the first film about criminals and racing with the name "The Fast and the Furious".
Dxjg TIL a Florida millionaire was being sued for a wrongful death resulting from DUI, so he adopted his 42 year-old girlfried because the court had ruled that the trust set up for his children could not be considered as part of his financial worth.
1akvd TIL At the end of high school, Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, was voted “Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons.” Then at the age of 23, Glover was hired by Tina Fey to write for 30 Rock after he submitted a spec script (a non-commissioned unsolicited screenplay) about The Simpsons.
696RX TIL: in the late 1970's, the Rhodesian army unit the Sealous Scouts used chemical and biological weapons against guerillas, including dispersing cholera and anthrax into village water sources.