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TIL that New Zealand once tried to weaponize tsunamis (Project Seal)

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9YV67 TIL that the man who patented the ouija board has a ouija board headstone.
kMDe TIL of The Smokey Bear effect which was an indirect result of the Smokey Bear campaign. The Smokey Bear campaign has been so successful at preventing forest fires that it has allowed trees and debris to pile up on the forest floor, indirectly resulting in forest fires that burn larger and hotter.
d89Or TIL that the Boeing B-29 Superfortress airplane (WW2, Korean War) had an analog computer system that allowed one team to simultaneously control 4 turrets mounted on the bottom of the wings — the computer calculates the aim and automatically adjusts all of the turrets respectively
kAYm TIL the largest holder(s) of US debt are american citizens, not foreign nations like China
VBnrB TIL that in 2007, Michael James Shaughnessy, 4th Baron Shaughnessy, of the City of Montreal in the Dominion of Canada and of Ashford in the County of Limerick, died without issue. The title passed to the nearest male relative: His second cousin, who played the male lead on the TV series “The Nanny.”