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TIL about the Open Source Ecology project, which aims to open-source the 50 most important industrial machines of our time, allowing anyone to create a civilization starter kit.

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E1vL7 TIL that "Thrilla in Manila" was not fought in Manila, it was fought in Quezon City. The phrase was coined from a rhyme that Ali made; "It will be a killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get the gorilla in Manila".
MekoW TIL the Founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith, successfully evaded arrest for attempted murder by raising an army of 5,000 men after illegally declaring martial law, only to be convinced to return by supporters and subsequently murdered by a mob.
9wZXM TIL about Juliana, a dog that was awarded a Blue Cross medal during WWII. She saved her owner’s life by peeing on an incendiary bomb.
neZE9 TIL The human tongue is structurally similar to an octopus' tentacle or an elephant's trunk and because of its muscle redundancy, it never gets tired.
vMo8 TIL The creator of Cowboy Bebop was told to make a show to sell spaceship toys, with the instructions, “So long as there’s a spaceship in it, you can do whatever you want.”