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TIL that there is a hypothetical method of rocket propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust

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neKDP TIL there was a successful "real life" demonstration of driverless automobile technology over 60 years ago in Lincoln, Nebraska. Broader implementation stalled due to a lack of interest from other states in funding the necessary infrastructure.
v1MBK TIL the beaked masks used during the Bubonic Plague were often filled with flowers and herbs because putrid smells were thought to transmit diseases.
9bAr TIL that dogs can eat raw bones and digest them, and they only choke on cooked bones which can splinter and break.
QNaOL TIL that 40% of the recruits in the Red Army in the 1920s had whip marks on their backs, a punishment used by boyars and landlords for rebellions caused by hunger.
gYKW TIL that cost of college textbooks has risen 812 percent since 1978, far outpacing the rise in costs for medical services and home prices in USA.