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TIL astronaut Chris Hadfield once described problem-solving in NASA as “methodically looking for a solution until you run out of oxygen”

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8BX8 TIL in the German dub of Die Hard, the names of the German terrorists were changed to English names.
a8O6o TIL in L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz series. In the Patchwork Girl of Oz, there is a race of plant people who harvest meat and eat it.
JYgxB TIL Hugh Jackman never knew wolverines were real animals; he mistakenly studied wolves in preparation for the iconic super hero role.
05eR TIL - Ford’s invention of the moving assembly line allowed cars to be created so quickly that “Japan Black” was the only paint that could dry fast enough to keep up, thus his famous quote, “Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black”.
rDyy TIL about the Integral Fast Reactor, a nuclear reactor that is fully sealed and will not require refueling until the end of plant life. It is also meltdown-proof, and can reuse its fuel many times by reprocessing fuel using robotic arms sealed with the reactor. None exist today because of politics.