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TIL Almost 90% of the founding members of the NAACP were white

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wpwY TIL that while abundant in the universe, Helium is a finite resource on Earth and cannot be manufactured. Its use in MRI’s means a shortage could seriously affect access to this life saving technology.
LgYr TIL Toy Story 2 was accidentally deleted
v1nmR TIL In 1974, the North Korean government ordered 1000 Volvo 144 cars as well as other manufacturing equipment from Sweden but never actually payed for any of it. They currently owe about $320000000 in debt to Sweden.
6975m TIL in 1990 NASA turned the Galileo spacecraft towards Earth to look for signs of life
YpBDv TIL Humpty Dumpty wasn't an egg, but a large piece of artillery mounted on a castle wall, that got damaged in the English Civil War (allegedly).