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TIL that the inventor of the Super Soaker reinvested most of his earnings from the toy into energy technology research.

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W74ON TIL about Operation Snow White, a criminal conspiracy by the Church of Scientology during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records about Scientology and its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. It included a infiltrations and thefts from 136 government agencies, foreign embassies and consulates.
b9OYj TIL The bible teaches "When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself" Leviticus 19:33
N7ErQ TIL THERE'S ONLY 60 YEARS OF FOOD PRODUCTION LEFT ! MUST WATCH
R7RZw TIL that a cattle farmer, while clearing land on his Texas ranch, wrote his name in letters a kilometer tall, producing the world’s largest signature. It lies on major flight paths into Houston and NASA uses it to evaluate satellite imagery
l7Pj7 TIL Franklin the Turtle was inspired based on a line from an episode of MAS*H