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TIL that Asphalt is a byproduct of processing crude oil for petroleum.

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BgXQW TIL that airplanes in WWI and WWII used Synchronization gear to allow guns to shoot through the propeller without destroying it.
p84jA TIL: Every branch of the US military has a "Hollywood Liason Office" to coordinate cooperation with film and TV shows to "to accurately depict military stories and make sure sensitive information isn’t disclosed."
KOxGB TIL of a study to determine contamination levels for computer keyboards in the average office setting. One keyboard had to be removed after testing because it was found to be five times dirtier than a toilet seat, home to 150 times the acceptable limit of bacteria, and was a health risk to its user.
yQnBV TIL The father of the Sherman Brothers wrote the music to Living in the Sunlight in 1930, which was popularized by Spongebob
xa91 TIL Only one month after release, Call of Duty: Black Ops players had already amassed 68,000 YEARS of playtime