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TIL Apollo astronauts carried up an RPG to the moon and fired it

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xVyL7 TIL Engineers figured out how to build a nuclear-powered plane without hurting the crew, but it failed cost/benefit analysis and was cancelled
9w6M7 TIL that since 2004, countries like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE have replaced camel jockeys with robot drones, to prevent children being exploited into riding camels. It also prevented race-fixing, and sharing winnings.
gMZ1L TIL that the Dancing Plant (Codariocalyx motorius) will move its leaves when subjected to loud music, but we do not know exactly how and why it does this.
l0NG TIL on the day Judy Garland died, there was a tornado in Kansas
Wk7ed In Tanzania, a non-profit organization called APOPO trains African giant pouched rats to save lives by detecting landmines and tuberculosis.