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TIL Lockheed’s Skunk Works was named as such be of a stench. The original team had a super time critical first project and had to sleep near Lockheeds assembly plant in a parking lot in a rented circus tent - next to a plastic factory.

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Rmv7 TIL that Pears and Almonds are members of the rose family.
kOQEB TIL Raccoons in the wild only have a lifespan of two to three years. This is typically due to being hit by cars, diseases, and hunting. However, in captivity they can live up to 20 years.
pOK8 TIL that four years ago a 71 year old man cared for and nursed a beached penguin back to health and now the bird consistently travels 2,000+ miles every few months to revisit his caregiver.
R1l1 TIL that the color you see in total darkness is not black, but a dark gray called “eigengrau”.
XdJQ TIL that “Amor De Cosmos” (“Lover of the Universe”) was the 2nd Premier of BC and a Founding Father of Canada. He was known to get into fist fights, was an early photographer, Mormon, and was declared insane after trying to start a hot food delivery business.