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TIL there is a mobile space port floating out in the Pacific Ocean that has been in use since the late 1990s.

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e0xrL TIL in 1916, German spies blew up a munitions depot at Black Tom Island in New Jersey, killing five people. The explosion was registered at 5.5 on the Richter scale—30 times more powerful than the World Trade Center collapse on 9/11. So loud that it shook buildings in five states as far as Maryland.
gMkLb TIL that Nazis flooded archaeological site of Biskupin, a late Bronze Age fortified settlement and instrumental part of Polish historical consciousness, in hopes to destroy it. Ironically it led to very good preservation of the ancient timbers.
V5Ak TIL some types of slime mold can solve simple problems such as the shortest path problem. It also shows signs of memory.
kO5gB TIL American Beauty actor, Thora Birch's, parents are former porn stars who both appeared in the iconic adult film Deep Throat. They also serve as her business managers.
b6R6Q TIL the US actually DOES have an extradition treaty with Cuba