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TIL That Disney has multiple unfinished and abandoned projects and parks that they left to deteriorate

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vP4Px TIL Max Brooks is a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, and “his books have inspired the U.S. military to examine how they may respond to potential crises in the future”.
dDMJd TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers
OG94Y TIL the pomato is a plant produced by grafting a tomato onto a potato plant, both of which are members of the Solanum genus in the Solanaceae family. The plant produces both cherry tomatoes (generally, depending on the grafted variety) on the stem and potatoes on the underground part.
kLo7 TIL Olympic bike racing involves biking as slowly as possible
ADnEo TIL of the doomed 1936 Eiger north face expedition. One climber died during a training climb and half the expedition left. Of the four climbers who remained, two fell during an avalanche, climbing rope wrapped around the neck of another, and the last froze to death inches from his rescuers.