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TIL that the Iranian Nuclear Program really got off the ground in 1976 when Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld convince President Ford to sell Plutonium to Iran.

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e0aek TIL of a tribe of nomadic divers that have evolved larger spleens allowing them to hold their breaths for up to 13 minutes and catch fish more than 200 feet underwater
Xy5E TIL That before the 1500s, there were no potatoes, corn, tomatoes, and tobacco in Europe nor oranges, bananas, mangoes, and coffee in America
VBLZm TIL when you think youre iphone drains battery 10 percent overnight, then it needs software update
pYlPN TIL a mother visiting Pismo Beach was fined over $88,000 due to her kids collecting 72 clams after they mistook them for seashells. The incident had violated clamming regulations but she was able to get the county judge to reduce the fine to $500 after explaining the confusion.
kOkB1 TIL penicillin was first able to be mass-produced from a moldy cantaloupe found in Peoria, Illinois