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TIL there is a proposal for Canada, The United States, and Mexico to abandon their native currencies for a shared currency, similar to the euro.

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4mrg TIL That the B-58 Hustler bomber did not have ejection seats, instead they had ejection capsules that would enclose the pilot into an egg-shaped capsule to allow a safer ejection at speeds up to Mach 2 and altitudes higher than 35,000 feet. Pilots with size 12 or higher shoes could lose their toes
G7OJ TIL 50% of giraffes are bisexual
OG6y6 TIL only 17% of the global population lives in “fully developed” countries (HDI > 0.8)
jNdlj TIL that Prince wrote - and recorded - the synthesizer part for the Stevie Nicks song Stand Back. She called him the night she came up with the melody, and he came right over, "walked over to the synthesizers that were set up, was absolutely brilliant for about 25 minutes, and then left."
P1gEg TIL that during WWII, a dentist came up with 'Project X-Ray,' strapping incendiary bombs onto bats to start fires in Japanese cities. However, the plan failed due to difficulties in training the bats and lack of military funding. Development ceased in 1944.