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TIL Nasa is investigating hidden portals In Earths Magnetic Field

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KOnKw TIL that Luke was written as Plo Kloon in The Mandalorian to hide the reveal
JYEKQ TIL: Chemists Frank Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina were ridiculed by representatives of the aerosol and halocarbon industries for their hypothesis that CFCs would lead to depletion of the ozone layer. The chair of DuPont called it: "a science fiction tale...a load of rubbish...utter nonsense".
Opva TIL that during the early 1990s, serial killer Joseph Metheny owned a burger stand located in Baltimore, Maryland. After his arrest in 1996, he claimed he had fed his customers the flesh of at least 3 human beings.
mxJxx TIL the Rolls-Royce Phantom has a layer of foam inside its specially-designed tires, which lowers cabin sound levels by reducing tire cavity noise.
0deDL TIL: Giuseppe Jona (renowned physician) of Venice was demanded by the Nazi’s to hand over a list of all Jews that lived there, which he possessed. On the day of the handover, he burned the list, then killed himself. His actions resulted in only 243 deported Jews and approx. 1,200 saved.