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TIL Slimer from Ghostbusters was the product of a 3-gram cocaine binge inspired by John Belushi, and cost nearly $30,000 in addition to six months of time to design.

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Yp5KZ TIL that Sir Muhammad Mahabat Khan III, the Maharaja of Junagadh (1900-1959), owned 800 dogs, each with its own room, a telephone, and a servant. He had his liveried staff dress his dogs in formal evening suits, mount them on rickshaws, and drive them. When a dog died, state mourning was declared
Pa6E TIL a Spam text message stopped a suicide bomber New Years Eve 2010.
AyxB TIL researchers from Yale introduced the concept of money to Chimpanzees and soon after, they began paying for sex.
Wk79o From powering airplanes to replacing nuclear energy, algae has been touted as a green energy miracle. So if our waterways are already filled with the stuff, why isn’t it filling the world’s skies with biofueled planes? Algae is a tricky creature that presents a lot of challenges and misconceptions. Here’s why it’s difficult to harness—and why it could big a big payoff.
m1xAO TIL Ted Turner created his own alternative to the Olympics, the Goodwill Games, and Turner believed international sporting competitions would prevent future wars. The Games lasted from 1986 to 2001 and featured the first major international beach volleyball event.