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TIL that the United States has a strategic stockpile of mechanical ventilators, for deployment in a national health emergency

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QNGPp TIL that 76% of Eritreans defecate in the open
x6Xwk TiL that Brian Wilson was only 23 years old when he produced, arranged, and co-wrote the Beach Boys album "Pet Sounds". The album has since been credited for revolutionizing music production and has appeared in many "greatest records of all time" lists.
WkmoY TIL the Federal Aviation Administration banned “advertising in outer space that is capable of being recognized by a human being on the surface of the Earth without the aid of a telescope or other technological device."
ADA7d TIL trees have an underground communication and interaction system driven by fungal networks. "Mother trees" pass on information for best growth patterns and can divert nutrients to trees in need. They are more likely to give nutrients to trees of the same species.
b6WBZ TIL Ceaser salad was named after Ceaser Cardini and not Julius Ceaser…