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TIL the first scientist to show that more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would increase global temperatures was Eunice Foote

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v00x TIL Jon Bon Jovi owns Soul Kitchen Restaurants where patrons won’t find prices listed on the menu. To dine in, you have two options. Either you can make a donation, or you can volunteer.
jNVX TIL that in 1991 the #55 Mazda 787B is the only car with a non-reciprocating engine to win the 24 hours of Le Mans. Its wankel engine was so good (930 bhp from a 2.6l engine) that after winning the race it was banned.
epPX6 TIL “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” features Mount Fuji, being in the “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” series
lek5 TIL the actor who played Mcgruff the crime dog in the 90’s was convicted of possessing 1,000 marijuana plants, 27 weapons including a grenade launcher, and 9,000 rounds of ammo. He was caught by drug dogs in a traffic stop.
78nab TIL that the University of Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire, having opened its doors to students in 1096