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GAPb5 TIL that in 16th-century France, Martin Guerre vanished for eight years, only for an impostor to take his place, fooling even his wife. The real Martin eventually returned during the court trial just as the impostor was almost found innocent of not being an impostor.
rNGAd TIL Project A119, a top-secret plan developed in 1958 by the United States Air Force, the aim of which was to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon as a show of force to the USSR. A young Carl Sagan worked on the project.
0lYA TIL that the ingredient’s list on food items is actually ordered by weight
neGor TIL, most Giant Pandas ???? that you see in your country’s zoo are on loan by China.
xVYrB TIL the last B-52's are projected to continue service until some time in the 2050's, meaning the plane will have been in service for almost 100 years.