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TIL the USAF has fire suppression systems in hangars that can cover the floor with 20+ feet of fire-retardant foam

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8eXQL TIL that when the first rail bridge over the Mississippi River was being planned, riverboat operators pushed for rigid standards in hopes of making the bridge impossible. Instead, the bridge pioneered multiple engineering techniques and still carries road and rail traffic 150 years later.
kOLbW TIL: Saturn’s rings are only about 100 yards thick
lvOa TIL a Brazilian man in the UK, misidentified as a terrorist, was shot point blank in the head 7 times, whilst on the ground; by plain clothed police officers. No one was punished.
JRXV TIL a man claimed to be 196 years old, only to be told that he is actually 256 years old and over 7 feet tall.
Y7aOv TIL that the 90s Christian pop-rock band Creed performed their first show under the name of Naked Toddler. The name was changed immediately after this performance after the members realizing how bad it was.