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TIL There’s a town in South Australia which is almost entirely underground.

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9wAG6 TIL In 1953, US Air Defense Command tracked a UAP in restricted airspace over Lake Superior. A Northrop F-89C Scorpion was scrambled to intercept the UAP. The F-89 simply vanished from radar once it engaged with the UAP and never returned. Zero of the wreckage or pilots' remains were ever recovered.
wLEVM TIL In oder to set a precedent for the future of the office, George Washington chose to be called "Mr. President" instead of the senate proposed titles of "His Excellency" or "His Highness the President"
p80RA TIL that the inventor of the karaoke machine, Daisuke Inoue, never patented his invention because he “didn’t think anything would come of it.” 33 years later he was awarded the Ig Nobel prize for his work.
6NjW TIL Jonas Salk, a Polio researcher, chose not to patent his vaccine; instead, he gave it away for free, saving millions from the paralyzing, often lethal disease.
woOx6 TIL: the first "Earthrise" photo was black and white. Taken before the famous color picture