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TIL about Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) who job, among others, is to study and plan the destruction of underground bunkers in adversary nations.

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WNBo TIL Bernie Madoff’s attorneys collected $700 million in fees - millions that could have gone to his victims.
VMmrp TIL that muon imaging could help save the Great Dome of Florence, and might solve the secret of how the heck Brunelleschi built it in the first place
yO5a TIL: When Charlie Sheen was being prosecuted for prostitution, Judge asked him why he would pay for sex, to which Charlie replied, “I don’t pay them for sex. I pay them to leave.”
wLLa1 TIL that the term 'leotard' was named for the first person to complete the Flying Trapeze Act in 1859, Jules Leotard
x6BGw TIL that the WW2 American naval fighter, the F4U "Corsair" had a unique solution for slowing down during steep descents: Its landing gear bay doors could double as airbrakes! This was an intentional component of its design.