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TIL the US Forest Service uses military artillery to fight avalanches.

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WNxX TIL that on August 7th 1994 in Oakville Washington, mysterious gelatinous blobs began falling from the sky that induced illness in a number of people. The blobs were analyzed by scientists and found to contain human white blood cells with no nuclei. The source of the blobs was never uncovered
QLRd TIL horse-sized ducks (Dromornithidae) roamed Australia 50,000 years ago
loKX5 TIL about the Zone Rouge (Red Zone), areas of France so affected by WWI they have been declared off limits and defined as: "Completely devastated. Damage to properties: 100%. Damage to Agriculture: 100%. Impossible to clean. Human life impossible" Pollutants, such as chlorine and arsenic, and unexpl
9wYjD TIL the British made “decoy sneakers” for SOE agents in the pacific to disguise their footprints and make them seem like barefoot locals.
7WbX TIL the air in a cylinder that contained the Eiffel Tower would weigh more than the Eiffel Tower itself.