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TIL rockets have white and black patterns named “roll patterns” to monitor their movement when launched.

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pYemN TIL that the Sahara Desert fertilizes the Amazon rainforest!
P1MrV TIL there is a subspecies of Canada Goose once thought of as extinct, called the Giant Canada Goose, which grow from 17-24lbs in size, compared to the 7-9lbs of a typical Canada Goose
GPMJ TIL that McDonald’s faced controversy when they opened their first stores in the U.K. Applicants were asked if they wished to contribute money to an I.R.A. McDonald’s was referring to an Individual Retirement Account, but the public assumed they meant the Irish Republican Army.
5YPEr TIL 18 Roman emperors were born in area of present day Republic of Serbia, Balkans - including Constantine I the Great - first Christian emperor of Rome and founder of Constantinople, a present day city of Istanbul, Turkey.
6ErWl TIL of Musopen, a non-profit org. that provides high-quality recordings of classical music in the public domain, so that anyone can use them. The project emerged as a response to the big corporations in the music industry that were burying old artists, like Beethoven and Chopin, behind copyright