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TIL that the Philippines built a nuclear power plant and then never used it

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rN1wy TIL that the first American Artist to cover a Beatles song was Del Shannon with his 1963 cover of "From Me to You". Del Shannon's cover also became the first Lennon–McCartney composition to make the American charts when it entered the Billboard Hot 100 on June 29th, 1963
ANAmd TIL That "tank banks" were set up across Great Britain during WWI to sell war bonds to buy more tanks. Cites competed to see who could sell the most bonds. The city who raised the most money was Glasgow at 16 million pounds.
v1vJL TIL that the Hubble Space Telescope consumes less power than a kitchen kettle.
OGZ4g TIL The Statue of Liberty was originally meant to celebrate America’s abolition of slavery
Gbe7 TIL Private companies are now providing trained birds of prey to take down hostile drones and protect their clients’ airspace