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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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wLjN1 TIL a rodent that was said to have been extinct for 114 years showed up on the handrail at the front porch of a lodge in Columbia. It let researchers photograph it for two hours and then disappeared into the night and was never seen again.
jl8M TIL Jim Carrey used to write Tupac funny letters when he was in prison to cheer him up. Tupac also said that Carrey was his favourite actor
9w86Q TIL white wine can help improve the taste of burnt food
YPjG TIL black printer ink is $2,701.52 a gallon and the worlds most expensive liquid is scorpion venom at $38,858,507 a gallon.
jNR8X TIL over 90% of the world's natural rubber is grown in Southeast Asia and a fast spreading disease called "Rubber Tree Blight" that once wiped out 90% of the world's supply of rubber in Brazil, could do the same in SEA, collapsing the entire world's economy, backtracking quality of life 130 years.