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TIL that only 20% of the Earth’s deserts are covered in sand

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5YRxQ TIL That During sometime during the Late 80's. Incase of Nuclear Attack, The Peacekeeper Rail Garrison was a Rail Garrison System used to Store 50 MGM--118A Peacekeeper International Ballistic Missles into boxcars, It got cancelled and Two remain, 1 In USA. And 1 in Soviet Union (Russia)
0mvM TIL that cement and concrete are not the same thing. Cement is only 10-15% of the makeup of concrete and acts to bind the other elements together.
wom6W TIL when Brian Lara broke the first-class cricket world record for highest individual score by scoring 501 runs, his sponsor, clothing company Joe Bloggs, was unable to release commemorative jeans because "501" was a Levi's trademark. They ended up making a "500 and One" series of t-shirts and caps.
VaN4 TIL that during the San Francisco Police Department Strike of 1975, the SFPD clashed with the law and the Mayor. Eventfully a bomb was detonated on the Mayor’s lawn with a sign reading “Don’t Threaten Us.”
9YL67 TIL Ice cream testers make use of gold spoons for tasting the product for a 100% taste and avoid even the slightest deviation from the ‘after-taste’ effects caused due to a regular spoon usage.