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TIL in 1936, the russians made a computer that ran on water.

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e0egE TIL Stan Lee was planning on changing careers when he was assigned to come up with a new superhero team. Since he had nothing to lose, he experimented with stories he preferred. This resulted in co-creating Fantastic Four, Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Thor, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Avengers.
m7xo Mercedes protect your eardrums in a crash by emitting a loud static noise just prior to impact, which triggers your ears to protect themselves. Also - your ears are able to protect themselves from loud noises
Olr4 TIL Old Spice put a real phone number in a commercial and gave away Super Bowl tickets to the first two callers.
6968w TIL During the 19th century, Armand David was the first westerner to 'discover' the Giant Panda, which he believed to be a "new species". In the course of his explorations, Père David sent back to Paris specimens of 63 previously unknown animals and 65 birds.
0QAj TIL that the Alaskan Malamute became the state dog of Alaska after a 3 year campaign and legislative process that started with a kindergartner asking the question, “Why doesn’t Alaska have a state dog.”