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TIL that cotton will catch on fire if super glue is applied to it.

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OG0O6 TIL that "Contempt of Congress" was originally defined as "bribery of a U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative." Now, it is defined as obstructing the work of the U.S. Congress.
ebYE TIL Elon Musk called Apple the ‘Tesla graveyard’, alleging that many of the tech giant’s senior staff are former Tesla employees who couldn’t make it at his company. Stating: “We always jokingly call Apple the 'Tesla Graveyard.’ If you don’t make it at Tesla, you go work at Apple. I’m not kidding.”
DQBZv TIL Although the universe is only 14 billion years old, it is 92 billion light years wide
kdWg TIL despite the infamous history of the Vietnam War, Vietnam today is one of the most pro-American countries in Asia, with 71% of Vietnamese people viewing the U.S. favorably
7dXZ TIL texting and driving is about 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated