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TIL, despite what AC/DC and The Wile E. Coyote may lead you to believe, TNT and Dynamite are entirely different.

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dD0lZ TIL the vast majority of the Earth's mantle is not magma but rather solid rock because of the extreme pressures. The viscosity of this rock is comparable to that of normal glass at room temperature, hence why plate tectonics only moves at speeds measured in centimeters per year.
eWdJ TIL that the Messerschmitt Bf-109, the workhorse fighter of the German Luftwaffe during WWII, first flew with a British Rolls-Royce engine, because the German engine was not ready in time for the prototype.
wkvJ TIL Mars Rover “Curiosity” is officially designed by the NASA as “she”.
ZA5Y TIL it was illegal for men to be topless on US beaches as late as the 1930’s
OEre TIL in 2009 comedian Eddie Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days, despite having only 5 weeks training and no prior history of long distance running.