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TIL that in 1959 the United States Postal Service tried delivering mail with a cruise missile

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4XmM5 TIL that in July 2012, Tim Curry suffered a major stroke which left him wheelchair bound. He has continued to work as a voice actor
vxDK TIL A report found that, for every $1 invested in the US National Park Service, the American public receives $4 in economic value.
PYBbn TIL while the winners of the 1971 Cannonball Run - a street race across the USA - were driving a Ferrari Daytona, the 2nd place finishers had a Chevy van fitted with a 248-gallon auxiliary tank to minimize the refuel count. The van took only 53 minutes longer than the Ferrari to finish the race in.
N7Eb1 TIL Archaeologists Have Discovered the World's Oldest Cheese Inside an Ancient Egyptian Tomb Discovered To Be 3,200 year-old
7PKp TIL that, due to California banning civilian ownership of .50 BMG rifles, Barret will not sell or service to any of California’s law enforcement agencies.