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TIL about Dick Rocket who is CEO of a space company

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rNwK4 TIL the Battle of Kansas was the nickname given to a project to build, modify, and deliver large quantities of the world's most advanced bomber the B-29 to the front-lines
xrJg TIL that the yiddish term farpotshket is used to describe something that is completely ruined as a result of someone trying to improve or fix it.
rN4bW TIL the highest temperature EVER recorded in Miami, FL was 98F (36.6°C)
0nVv TIL that a British girl had to have her stomach removed after drinking a shot of Jager mixed with liquid nitrogen. The bar was handed a 100,000 pound fine.
d9dZ TIL that the Mongols pulled their bowstrings back with their thumb. To prevent damage to their thumbs they created thumb rings.