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TIL the US built a secret base under the icecap of Greenland to host 600 nuclear missiles. It was powered by a mobile nuclear reactor, and was original planned to have 4,000km of tunnels.

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veW8 TIL that the airport security question “Did you pack your bags yourself?” became mandatory thanks to an Irish girl named Anne-Marie Murphy whose bags were packed with by her terrorist boyfriend.
YD0A TIL Hayao Miyazaki once sent a samurai sword to Harvey Weinstein, who was handling the release of Princess Mononoke, with a note attached reading: “No cuts.”
OGA1a TIL the HBCU, Spelman was named after Laura Rockefeller whose maiden name is Spelman
N7wZM TIL of John Corcoran, a teacher who taught for 17 years while being illiterate. He struggled in the 6th grade and never learned to read or write, and cheated his way through college. At the age of 47, he finally learned when he was inspired by Barbara Bush advocating for adult literacy.
dZBE TIL that a 17 year old who recruited two other teens to murder her parents - resulting in the death of one and the critical injuries to the other - attempted to appeal on the grounds that she was interviewed by police without parental consent.