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TIL each new US spy satellite under the “Key Hole” program is expected to cost more than the latest Nimitz-class aircraft carriers.

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8gyP TIL In Greece’s fight for independence, a Turkish garrison in Acropolis was besieged by Greek fighters. When the Turks ran low on bullets, they began to cut the marble columns to use the lead within as bullets. The Greeks sent them ammunition saying: “Here are bullets, don’t touch the columns.”
kJpeW TIL that Kwanzaa was created in 1966 as a way to unify Black communities after the Watts Rebellion in Los Angeles
E1wow TIL almond milk is 98.12% water and a serving only has 5 almonds in it.
aD0M TIL the Original Ronald McDonald was fired for being overweight
NBQP TIL a pack of man-eating wolves ate 40 people in Paris in 1450 before finally being defeated by citizens on the steps of Notre Dame. The leader of the pack was named Courtaud.