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TIL that because the V2 rocket was fueled by drinking alcohol, during its development technicians would often drink the fuel, causing significant delays

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1alVV TIL that Kurt Vonnegut adopted his sister’s three sons after she died of cancer two days after her husband died in a train accident.
r5Z0 TIL the wheel was invented thousands of years after boats, woven cloth, rope, sewing needles, baskets and even the flute.
pYmOA TIL There is no antivenin for Blue Ring Octopus venom. The tiny, often painless, bite causes total body paralysis and victims remain fully conscious as they suffocate - unable to call or signal for help. For this reason, Australian children are taught never to touch anything in a rock pool.
b6mY4 TIL the song "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple is about a 1971 incident at a Frank Zappa concert at Montreaux Casino where an audience member fired a flare into the ceiling causing a fire that destroyed the venue.
ADZ5n TIL That the same bacterium that is used to make blue cheese is also responsible for foot odour and also attracts mosquitoes