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TIL of the Davy Crockett - a cold war recoilless infantry mini-nuke.

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YppD7 TIL of Mt Elbert and Mt Massive, the tallest mountains in Colorado and so close in height, people keep building rock piles on one or the other to make it the tallest.
vPQQ8 TIL rock band Seven Mary Three got their name from 70's television show CHiPs - it's motorcycle cop Jon Baker's call sign
WnOY TIL 11 African countries are building a Great Green Wall of trees across the Sahara.
LQkrP TIL - In 1956, the Marine Corps' AD-4B (A-1) Skyraider had a "relief tube" for pilots to urinate, but no provision for #2. An aviator on a 4 hour flight needed to take off his helmet, and poop into it.
KYDYB TIL that the sun loses 4.4 million tons of mass per second due to the light that it emits.