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TIL "The White March" was the largest demonstration in Belgian history, with an estimated 300,000 people participating. It became a powerful symbol of public grief, anger, and a desire for change

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epEkE TIL - Our Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago
7rK7b TIL that it used to be a job to drive around the country, constantly, driving and measuring every road, grade, elevation, and distance, in order to keep road maps updating accurately every two weeks. "Road scouts" would drive enough miles in a year to make multiple trips to the moon.
Zb4Y TIL that moments after Niel Armstrong took his first steps on the moon, he dropped a bag of trash on the surface of the moon and kicked it underneath the lunar module.
VB4VG TIL that helicopters don’t just fall like a rock if the engine fails, they can perform something called “autorotation,” where the rotor blades keep spinning due to air rushing up through them as the helicopter falls
LBmP TIL Mr. Snuffleupagus’ parents got a divorce