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TIL that the world’s largest missile testing facility is located on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and is capable of intercepting two missile targets at once

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VEEZ TIL that there’s such a thing as “The Outdoor Co-ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society”. NSFW (Boobies!)
gEm7 TIL that despite receiving scholarships from both Harvard and Yale, Nixon declined the offer so that he could manage the family store while his mother took care of his sick brother
woZPJ TIL the name of Nottingham is Anglo-Saxon in origin. A Saxon chieftain named Snot ruled an area known as Snotingaham in Old English
n9ro TIL that there is a restaurant in Cardiff Prison which is open to the public, where the food is cooked and served by prison inmates who are training for a career in catering
YpvkP TIL of toy swapping. The act of buying a new toy and put an old/broken one in it's packaging which is returned for a refund.