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TIL the sound of Maleficent breathing fire as a dragon in “Sleeping Beauty” is sampled from footage of US Army flamethrower drills

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NQAQ TIL America exports disposable chopsticks to China.
1gVD TIL- The new Navy laser weapon system costs less than a dollar to fire and never missed a target in testing, making it the most effective and cost effective weapon the Navy has available.
1alv4 TIL that the French general that lost the battle of Trafalgar, was found dead a year later in a French hotel with six stab wounds in his left lung and one in his heart. His death was ruled a suicide. This verdict was heavily mocked by contemporary British press.
wLerJ TIL then 13 year-old Danielle Lei, a Girl Scout in San Francisco, was the first Girl Scout to make news by selling cookies outside a marijuana dispensary. She sold 117 boxes in 2 hours.
dD5g7 TIL of the 24 hours of LeMons race held once a year in Sebring, which anyone can join with their choice of junkyard beater, provided you install the required safety equipment.