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TIL the cult fo the flying spaghetti monster is basically just a copy of the already existing Baháí Faith, that acknowledges all other religions and embraces human rights and science

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E1Box TIL that during a flight to America the 'Hindenburg' hovered over a random English town and dropped a bouquet of flowers, then ascended and continued its journey. A note attached to the bouquet read: please deposit these flowers and cross on the grave of my dear brother, POW [in the local cemetery]"
X0Xjk TIL winds of up 8,700 km/h (5,400 mph) have been measured on the exoplanet HD 189733
7rLrX TIL: The demand for Star Wars merchandise was so unexpected that none of the action figures were ready for Xmas 1977, forcing the manufacturer to instead release an empty cardboard box as a display diorama for the upcoming toys. The boxes now sell for $4,000 to $8,000 each on the collector's market.
yd0e TIL that in 1979 there was an anthrax leak at a Soviet military facility that killed most of the workers in a factory downwind. The USSR denied having an active biological weapons program, but in 1992 a team of inspectors discovered how the accident had occurred.
rRLLd TIL that strawberries, raspberries and blackberries are not by definition "berries" but watermelon, pumpkin or eggplant are..