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TIL That the Sea of Japan has almost no perceptible tides.

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OolY4 TIL about Project A119, a plan by American scientists and the Air Force to nuke the moon in a show of force during the Space Race. They also thought that dropping a bomb would allow them to be able to accurately study previously mysterious lunar properties
VBXrp TIL that In the UK, an annual World Nettle Eating Championship draws thousands of people to Dorset, where competitors attempt to eat as much of the raw plant as possible.
4p0g TIL that Stalin was only 5 ft 4 in tall. He had painters shot who didn’t depict him “right.”
DWgY TIL that according to studies, the average high school student has the same amount of anxiety as a 1950’s child psychiatric patients.
w5m8 TIL Volkswagen has designed a production car that has a fuel consumption of 0.9L/100km (260mpg)