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TIL Plant life could not exist without lightning.

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va5x TIL that the Mazda 787B is the only car with a rotary engine (Wankel) to win the 24 hours of Le Mans. Its 2.6l wankel engine generated 700bhp. The engine performed so well that after winning the race it was banned
9yBB TIL Matt Sloan of YouTube’s: “Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager” series voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars: The Force Unleased
rREXW TIL there's a rare genetic disorder known as testotoxicosis. As the name implies, it only affects males. Affected men will reach puberty at just 2 or 3 years old.
8a04Z TIL that Madagascar has an animal called tenrec that looks exactly like a hedgehog, but are completely different animals
wLL96 TIL that Prince was Prince's real name(Prince Rogers Nelson), but after a contractual dispute with W.Bros. he changed his stage name to an unpronouncable symbol earning himself the name "The Artist Formally Know as Prince" and "forcing a mass mailing of floppy disks with custom font."