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TIL that tinfoil hats not only don’t block radio waves, but have actually been shown to amplify them.

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QNlJE TIL there are 96 bags of human waste on the moon.
wLpdP TIL about Myrtle the Parachicken, a chicken kept by the 10th Battalion Parachute regime on a debate if chickens could fly. She was later killed and buried in battle.
8dLa TIL two Australians fooled officials into letting them play in an international golf tournament at North Korea’s only golf course. For five days they were treated as honored guests and taken on official visits around Pyongyang before being exposed as frauds due to their poor golfing skills.
awGM9 TIL that the Winnie-the-Pooh media franchise has generated more revenue ($76bil) than Marvel Cinematic Universe ($35bil) and Harry Potter ($32bil) combined.
exWk TIL that in 1910 two young boys(6 and 10) took a trip from Oklahoma to Manhattan on horseback completely alone.