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TIL The Pentagon’s FY2025 budget request for hypersonic research was $6.9 billion

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6EB67 TIL a janitor singing Welcome to the Jungle on the schools loudspeaker after hours made a teacher fear for her life
M7ekW TIL under German law, self-driving cars must be programmed to avoid human death at all cost. This means the car is allowed to destroy property, accelerate beyond legal speeds, and hit animals to avoid hitting a human.
RZNj TIL Congress appropriated money in 1906 to paint The Statue of Liberty because a green patina had covered its once dull-copper skin. The effort was halted largely due to public outcry and only the interior was painted.
Mnva TIL that the Ancient Greeks didn’t like Ares that much. He represented the violent and untamed parts of War, as opposed to Athena, who was the goddess of Military Strategy.
Wk6bY TIL John Krasinski auditioned to be Captain America, but after putting on the costume said “I’m not Captain America”