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TIL the US Government considered nuking the Moon just to intimidate the Soviets

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00by TIL there is video of someone born in the 1700s.
P1OXe TIL in the US police get as low as 672 hours of training, while New Zealand the next lowest Western country requiring at least 1924 hours of training. And a lot of countries require 4500 hours of training.
DQ4Qj TIL that in order to listen The Flaming Lips' Zaireeka properly, you have to play all 4 CD's simultaneously.
b9MBE TIL about Operation Christmas Drop, a tradition since 1952 where the US Air Force drops Christmas gifts from airplanes on some Pacific Islands
VBm00 TIL - Caffeine is on the NCAA Banned Substance List