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TIL about the Wolfowitz Doctrine

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yV8OM TIL about Jack Parsons, rocket scientist and occultist, friend of Aliester Crowley and L Ron Hubbard, who founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and died in an explosion.
Lk1vV TIL the fangs on the lower jaw of a Fangtooth fish are so large that they slide into specially formed pockets in the roof of the mouth when the jaw is closed. These pockets extend into sockets on either side of the brain.
xVojg TIL that there is a liquid you can breath safely when submerged in, that is also used for lung injury.
K45Q TIL the first taxidermy walrus was much larger and smoother than a live walrus, as the taxidermist had never seen one before and overstuffed it to get rid of the wrinkles.
OGKb4 TIL that the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island was eerily foreshadowed by the events in the movie "The China Syndrome", which was released only 12 DAYS EARLIER!!