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TIL that hypergolic fuel, similar to that used by the SpaceX mission, is also known as "The Devil's Venom" because of its toxicity.

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e0j1E TIL that Mr. Toad has a headstone in the pet cemetery at the Haunted Mansion in Magic Kingdom at Disney World as a tribute to the now extinct Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
yVZGX TIL Lima beans are so-named because they come from Peru
GaJQ TIL in France it is illegal to gather information on the ethnic origin of its citizens therefore it is impossible to know the percentage of ethnic French who inhabit France.
yQxLe TIL of a rare variation of the game of checkers named Canadian Checkers - the board is 12x12 with 144 squares (as opposed to the European standard 10x10/100 square board)
jNB1j TIL over 200 people were once sickened by contaminated chicken at a Summit on Food Safety