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TIL that the flag on the moon was bought from a nearby Sears

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5VNwP TIL about Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) who job, among others, is to study and plan the destruction of underground bunkers in adversary nations.
VBL9Z TIL The United States once had "Dynamite Guns" guarding San Francisco. Giant compressed air guns fired hundreds of pounds of Dynamite at enemy ships. They were retired once more stable explosive charges were invented.
69dEw TIL Seattle Public Library has made their ebook collection available to to 13-26 year olds living anywhere in the US
jN64E TIL that there was an "ugly law" that deemed it illegal for persons who were "unsightly" or "unseemly" to appear in public.
E6Xx TIL 24 out of the 56 countries and states of Africa are in a war or military conflict