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TIL about Beal Aerospace. A private space launch company formed in 1997 that could have been SpaceX 20 years earlier if not for NASA changing their mind about private spaceflight at the time.

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Bxob TIL Everyone has an Adam’s Apple. The Adam’s Apple is thyroid cartilage that acts as a shield for the larynx. It is more prominent in men because men commonly have a larger larynx.
g0W9 TIL A derivative of Mustard Gas was the first drug used as chemotherapy to treat cancer
oBVRo TIL white button, cremini, and portobello mushrooms are not different varietals, but the same species at different maturity levels.
0dwNN TIL cigarettes contain radioactive polonium-210
Br44y TIL 75 years ago, WWII ended in 1945. 75 years before that, the American Civil War ended in 1865.