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

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VMpLD TIL most avocados are descended from one tree grown by a Milwaukee postman in 1926
9MgB TIL the common saying “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results” didn’t originate from Einstein, Ben Franklin, or Confucius but rather from Rita Mae Brown’s paraphrasing a quote from Narcotics Anonymous in 1983.
9Yymm TIL The farthest distance that a lost pet dog has found his way home occurred in 1979 when Jimpa, a labrador/boxer cross, turned up at his old home in Pimpinio, Victoria, Australia after walking 3,218 km (2,000 miles) across Australia.
GYo8Q TIL Snoop Dogg has released a lullaby album which features 12 of his hits made kid-friendly in partnership with Rockabye Baby! Music, including: "Gin and Juice," "Drop It Like It's Hot," "Sensual Seduction," and "Snoop's Upside Ya Head."
mBVx TIL of a band called Dread Zeppelin. A parody band, they perform Zeppelin material in a reggae style, sung by a 300-pound Elvis impersonator.