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TIL the US ICBM arsenal relies on 8-inch floppy disks

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Z8Qaa TIL that newborn blue whales gain about 200 pounds each day during the first year of their lives.
XoZ6 TIL in 1797 The Treaty of Tripoli, which in part stated that the United States was in no way a Christian Nation, was accepted unanimously by the senate. There are no records of any debate or dissension on the treaty.
a8D49 TIL Margarine was invented in France in response to Napoleon III's call for a cheap alternative to butter
EGZV TIL that from the 1860s to the mid 1970s many US cities had ‘Ugly Laws’ making it illegal for people with visible disabilities to appear in public
p8JAG TIL The Vietnam government executes corporate executives convicted of financial crimes or corporate malfeasance.