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TIL, The originator of AA (alcoholics anonymous) asked for whiskey on is deathbed, but the nurse wouldn’t give it to him.

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b6DN7 TIL: The Big Dig, Boston's megaproject (1991–2007), rerouted I-93 into the O'Neill Tunnel, extended I-90 via the Ted Williams Tunnel, and added the Zakim Bridge and Rose Kennedy Greenway, transforming the city's infrastructure.
BlxL TIL that Dragonflies have a high power/weight ratio, and have been documented accelerating at 4 G linearly and 9 G in sharp turns while pursuing prey.
gj7L TIL in 2011 A Wisconsin Judge ruled that people do not have a fundamental right to produce and consume foods of their choice.
v17EL TIL the James Webb Space Telescope is so sensitive it could theoretically detect the heat signature of a bumble bee at the distance of the moon.
p8kN TIL Leon Theremin invented the Rhythmicon, the world’s first drum-machine. Today is his birthday.