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TIL the Apollo 11 rock presented to Ireland was accidentally discarded in a landfill known as the Dunsink Landfill in October 1977 following a fire that consumed the Meridian room library at the Dublin Dunsink Observatory where the rock was displayed.

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VME8 TIL the English phrase “Gung-ho” is of Chinese origin (Kung ho). It entered the American lexicon in 1942 via an American general. The original meaning is “to work together.”
6EQym TIL Paro Airport in Bhutan is so dangerous that only eight pilots are qualified enough to land there. (Pilots maneuver between mountains, fly within feet of houses, and land on a narrow, 6,500-foot runway.)
pY9L8 TIL There is a theory as to why cuckoo egg hosts knowingly raise cuckoos: they do it or else the cuckoo will destroy their nest and kill their young.
awGAy TIL Khem Puri caves, Meghalaya: World longest cave system(24 km long, 4025 ft altitude) made of sandstone contains many wonders, from the narrow labyrinth to giant Huntsman spiders. this geographical delight is home to fossils of Shark tooth and giant water dinosaur bones. Indeed incredible India.
KYQrQ TIL Ogbunigwe was a family of highly effective explosive weapons invented by the former African country of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War. They were able to kill 4,000 out of 6,000 soldiers in a single attack