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TIL It was suggested to use atomic bombs to blow up part of Alaska to make a harbor

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GYwk7 TIL pop R&B duo Milli Vanilli topped the charts w/ three #1 hit singles on their debut album & won 1990 Best New Artist Grammy. But the Grammy was revoked & their fame collapsed when it was revealed, not only did they lip sync at concerts, but it wasn’t their voices on the album in the first place
7rpPp TIL the word 'grenade' comes from the French word for pomegranate whose outer appearance and seeds resemble a grenade and its fragments
6ELxJ TIL that pilots in Australia and Canada are allowed to take a “controlled rest in position”, which is a nap in the cockpit, when it is safe to do so
jNngM TIL: Lobster roe turns bright red when cooked hence known as Lobster Coral
VMp8Q TIL: US fireflies are not the same in the west as the east. Eastern male fireflies glow during flight while Western female fireflies glow very faintly while grounded.