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TIL the Pentagon was built in less than a year and a half and was only supposed to be temporary

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EgJmd TIL that North Korea exports human hair to skirt the impacts of sanctions
WRvo TIL that a single type of bacteria may have once wiped out over 90% of earth’s lifeforms.
grOxb TIL Botanist David Douglas, namesake of the Douglas Fir, died falling into a wild bull pit trap when a wild bull fell in ontop of him.
16b9X TIL that a group of artists secretly built and lived in a hidden apartment inside a Rhode Island mall for four years before being discovered.
N769P TIL The WW2 Luftwaffe Dormier Do 17 bomber had a flamethrower installed in the rear. Due to insufficient oxygen mix, it never worked, and only shot oil.