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TIL about an 1100 acre artificial cave that acts as a storage facility.

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OoJeR TIL astronauts need to have good teeth because the acceleration forces and vibrations during a flight into space can be very strong.
j0dQ TIL Native Americans have Three Sisters Soup from their Three Sisters Agriculture from growing squash, climbing beans and corn together. The corn grows up, the climbing beans grow up the stalks, and the squash grows across the ground, covering all the roots and protecting them.
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Lo1P TIL A small orphan teen named Audie Murphy was rejected by the Navy and Marines in 1942, but later went on to become the most decorated soldier in American history, and a famous actor. He dropped out in the 5th grade to support his family after his father abandoned them, and his mother died.